Schoemansdal | |
Official Name: | KaMatsamo |
Pushpin Map: | South Africa Mpumalanga#South Africa |
Coordinates: | -25.703°N 31.506°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Mpumalanga |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Ehlanzeni |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | Nkomazi |
Subdivision Type4: | Main Place |
Established Title: | Established |
Leader Title: | Councillor |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 12.91 |
Population Total: | 23257 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
Demographics1 Info1: | 99.3% |
Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
Demographics1 Info2: | 0.2% |
Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
Demographics1 Info3: | 0.3% |
Demographics1 Title4: | White |
Demographics1 Info4: | 0.1% |
Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
Demographics1 Info5: | 0.1% |
Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
Demographics2 Title1: | Swazi |
Demographics2 Info1: | 94.8% |
Demographics2 Title2: | Tsonga |
Demographics2 Info2: | 1.7% |
Demographics2 Title3: | English |
Demographics2 Info3: | 1.1% |
Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
Demographics2 Info5: | 2.3% |
Timezone1: | SAST |
Utc Offset1: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Schoemansdal (officially KaMatsamo) is a town in the province of Mpumalanga (eastern Transvaal) in South Africa. It is located 23 kilometres south of Malalane on the R570 road, just north of Jeppes Reef.
During the period when the policies of separate development were implemented under the apartheid regime, Schoemansdal was the capital of the bantustan named KaNgwane.
In November 2005 the South African government announced that the town's name had been changed to KaMatsamo. The new name is in honor of prince Matsamo Shongwe.