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Mapoch
Coordinates: 25°06′07″S29°00′18″E / 25.102°S 29.005°E / -25.102; 29.005 Coordinates: 25°06′07″S29°00′18″E / 25.102°S 29.005°E / -25.102; 29.005
Country South Africa
Province Mpumalanga
District Nkangala
Municipality Dr JS Moroka
Area
[1]
  Total10.40 km2 (4.02 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [1]
  Total9,169
  Density880/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
   Black African 99.8%
   Indian/Asian 0.1%
First languages (2011)
[1]
   S. Ndebele 88.2%
   Zulu 3.5%
   Northern Sotho 3.3%
   Sotho 1.9%
  Other3.1%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)

Mapoch is a town in Dr JS Moroka Local Municipality in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa.

Dr JS Moroka Local Municipality Local municipality in Mpumalanga, South Africa

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Mapoch is a rural village, and the local community still lives in a traditional village manner. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Main Place Mapoch". Census 2011.
  2. "Ndebele Cultural Village of Mapoch". Moja Heritage Collection. Retrieved 12 January 2015.