Sheepmoor is a town in Gert Sibande District Municipality in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa.
Sheepmoor | |
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| Coordinates: 26°43′7″S 30°17′56″E / 26.71861°S 30.29889°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Mpumalanga |
| District | Gert Sibande |
| Municipality | Msukaligwa |
| Area | |
| • 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) | |
| • Black African | 98.2% |
| • Coloured | 0.1% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.6% |
| • White | 1.0% |
| • Other | 0.2% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • 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 |
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
edit- ^ a b c d "Main Place Sheepmoor". Census 2011.
- ^ "Sheepmoor, Mpumalanga". SA Travel Directory. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
