Diepgezet is a deserted town in Gert Sibande District Municipality in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa.
Diepgezet | |
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![]() ![]() Diepgezet ![]() ![]() Diepgezet | |
Coordinates: 26.014°S 31.075°E / -26.014; 31.075 | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Mpumalanga |
District | Gert Sibande |
Municipality | Albert Luthuli |
Area | |
• Total | 4.89 km2 (1.89 sq mi) |
Population (2001)[1] | |
• Total | 229 |
• Density | 47/km2 (120/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2001) | |
• Black African | 85.6% |
• Coloured | 1.3% |
• White | 13.1% |
First languages (2001) | |
• Swazi | 73.8% |
• Afrikaans | 6.6% |
• English | 6.6% |
• Xhosa | 6.6% |
• Other | 6.6% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
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]
Municipalities and communities of Gert Sibande District Municipality, Mpumalanga | ||
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District seat: Ermelo | ||
Govan Mbeki |
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Albert Luthuli | ||
Mkhondo |
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Msukaligwa | ||
Lekwa |
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Pixley ka Seme |
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Dipaleseng |
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