Sheepmoor

Sheepmoor
Sheepmoor
 Sheepmoor shown within Mpumalanga
Sheepmoor
Sheepmoor (South Africa)
Sheepmoor
Sheepmoor (Africa)
Coordinates: 26°43′7″S 30°17′56″E / 26.71861°S 30.29889°E / -26.71861; 30.29889Coordinates: 26°43′7″S 30°17′56″E / 26.71861°S 30.29889°E / -26.71861; 30.29889
Country South Africa
Province Mpumalanga
District Gert Sibande
Municipality Msukaligwa
Area[1]
 • Total 1.93 km2 (0.75 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 2,727
 • Density 1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
 • Black African 98.2%
 • Coloured 0.1%
 • Indian/Asian 0.6%
 • White 1.0%
 • Other 0.2%
First languages (2011)[1]
 • Zulu 91.4%
 • Swazi 2.8%
 • Afrikaans 1.4%
 • English 1.4%
 • Other 3.0%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street) 2352
PO box 2352
Area code 017

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

The small village of Sheepmoor is known for the case of Sandra Laing, who in 1966 was reclassified from white to coloured by the apartheid government. The Sunday Times newspaper reported that parents of pupils at Sheepmoor school were threatening to withdraw their children if she was admitted to the school.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Main Place Sheepmoor". Census 2011.
  2. ↑ "Sheepmoor, Mpumalanga". SA Travel Directory. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.