Mabulane | |
Native Name: | Penge |
Pushpin Map: | South Africa Limpopo#South Africa |
Coordinates: | -24.383°N 30.317°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Limpopo |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Greater Sekhukhune |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | Fetakgomo Tubatse |
Subdivision Type4: | Main Place |
Established Title: | Established |
Leader Title: | Councillor |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 28.54 |
Population Total: | 2819 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
Demographics1 Info1: | 99.4% |
Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
Demographics1 Info2: | 0.2% |
Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
Demographics1 Info3: | 0.1% |
Demographics1 Title4: | White |
Demographics1 Info4: | 0.3% |
Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
Demographics1 Info5: | 0.1% |
Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
Demographics2 Title1: | Northern Sotho |
Demographics2 Info1: | 94.8% |
Demographics2 Title2: | Zulu |
Demographics2 Info2: | 1.3% |
Demographics2 Title3: | English |
Demographics2 Info3: | 1.1% |
Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
Demographics2 Info5: | 2.9% |
Timezone1: | SAST |
Utc Offset1: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
Postal Code: | 1160 |
Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Penge, alternatively known as Mabulane, is a township in Sekhukhune District Municipality in the Limpopo province of South Africa.
Mining village on the Lepelle River, 37 km north of Burgersfort. It was established after amosite was discovered there in 1907. Named after Kgosi Mabulane of Roka Motshana tribal authority or alternatively Penge, a suburb of London.[2]