Tjakastad

Tjakastad Mjama
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Coordinates: 25°59′20″S30°49′23″E / 25.989°S 30.823°E / -25.989; 30.823
Country	South Africa
Province	Mpumalanga
District	Gert Sibande
Municipality	Albert Luthuli
Founded by	Sobhuza I
Area [1]
• Total	14.17 km2 (5.47 sq mi)
Population  (2011) [1]
• Total	12,711
• Density	900/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
•  Black African	99.4%
•  Coloured	0.3%
•  Indian/Asian	0.1%
• Other	0.1%
First languages (2011) [1]
•  Swazi	92.9%
•  Zulu	4.9%
• Other	2.1%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	1193
Area code	017

Tjakastad is a village in Gert Sibande District Municipality in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa.

Etymology

The area was named after Shaka Maseko, one of King Sobhuza I's headmen who lived in the area in the 1800s. The Boers dubbed the area 'Tjakastad', with the Afrikaans word 'stad' meaning 'stead' or 'homestead' (Tjaka+stad for 'Shakastead' or 'Shaka homestead'). ^[2]

References

1. "Main Place Tjakastad". Census 2011.
2. Matsebula, J.S; Mlotshwa, D.K.; Mlotshwa, J M; Ntiwane, N.D (2016): The History of Emaswati in South Africa. South Africa: Mbokodo Publishers. ISBN   9780620653848