Diepgezet

Diepgezet
Diepgezet
 Diepgezet shown within Mpumalanga
Diepgezet
Diepgezet (South Africa)
Diepgezet
Diepgezet (Africa)
Coordinates: 26°00′50″S 31°04′30″E / 26.014°S 31.075°E / -26.014; 31.075Coordinates: 26°00′50″S 31°04′30″E / 26.014°S 31.075°E / -26.014; 31.075
Country South Africa
Province Mpumalanga
District Gert Sibande
Municipality Albert Luthuli
Area[1]
 • Total 4.89 km2 (1.89 sq mi)
Population (2001)[1]
 • Total 229
 • Density 47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2001)[1]
 • Black African 85.6%
 • Coloured 1.3%
 • White 13.1%
First languages (2001)[1]
 • Swazi 73.8%
 • Afrikaans 6.6%
 • English 6.6%
 • Xhosa 6.6%
 • Other 6.6%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)

Diepgezet is a deserted town in Gert Sibande District Municipality in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa.

Formerly an asbestos mining town owned by Msauli and African Chrysotile Asbestos Limited (ACA)[2] before abandonment in 2002 due to the imminent closure of the mine as a result of a proposed ban on the usage of asbestos eventually signed into law in 2008[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Main Place Diepgezet". Census 2001.
  2. ↑ "History « Asbestos Trust". asbestostrust.co.za. Retrieved 2018-05-19.
  3. ↑ Mafika (2008-03-28). "SA bans all use of asbestos". Brand South Africa. Retrieved 2018-05-19.
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