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Bushbuckridge
Town
Mapulaneng
Mountains in BushBuckridge during day time.
Country	South Africa
Province	Mpumalanga
District	Ehlanzeni
Municipality	Bushbuckridge

Bushbuckridge (also known as Mapulaneng) is the main town in Bushbuckridge Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District, Mpumalanga, South Africa. It grew around a trading store that opened in 1884, and is named after the large herds of bushbuck found here in the 1880s, and the prominent ridge in the southeastern part of the municipality.

The suburbs and rural areas to the south of Bushbuckridge constitute a "sub place", called Bushbuckridge NU with a 2011 population of 1070, covering 1,587.56 square kilometres (613 sq mi).

Notable people

• Frank Chikane (1951), civil servant, writer and cleric
• Themba Godi - politician, former member of the Parliament of South Africa
• Ronald Lamola - Minister of Justice and Correctional Services
• Letago Madiba - South Africa women's national football team player
• Jeff Maluleke - musician
• Sasekani Manzini - Mpumalanga MEC for Health
• Katlego Mashego - member South Africa national football team
• Mzilikazi wa Afrika - investigative journalist
• Hungani Ndlovu - actor
• Brighton Ngoma - actor
• David Nyathi - former South Africa national football team player, coach
• Sam Nzima - photographer, who took what became the well known image of Hector Pieterson for the Soweto uprising
• Trevor Nyakane - Rugby player for the Bulls and the South Africa national rugby team

Notes and references

1. "Main Place Bushbuckridge". Census 2011.
2. South African Languages - Place names
3. "Bushbuckridge NU Sub Place from Census 2011". Adrian Frith. Archived from the original on 20 August 2015.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga
District seat: Nelspruit (Mbombela)
Mbombela	Alkmaar Barberton Emjindini Hazyview Kaapsehoop Kabokweni Kiepersol Matsulu Nelspruit (Mbombela) Ngodwana Sheba Skukuza Swalala Verulam White River Zwelisha
Nkomazi	Boschfontein Buffelspruit Hectorspruit (Emjejane) Jeppes Reef Kaapmuiden Schoemansdal (KaMatsamo) Komatipoort Langeloop Louieville Magudu Malalane Marloth Park Mbuzini Schulzendal Steenbok Tonga Vlakbult
Thaba Chweu	Blyde River Canyon Bosoord Graskop Hendriksdal Krugerspos Leroro Lydenburg (Mashishing) Maartenshoop Mauchsberg Matibidi Moremela Pilgrim's Rest Sabie Simile
Bushbuckridge	Acornhoek Agincourt (Matsavana) Alexandria Buffelshoek (Bolla-Tau) Bushbuckridge (Mapulaneng) Casteel (Maboke) Clare Cunningmoor Edinburgh Hluvukani Islington Kildare Lillydale Ludlow Madras Newington Okkerneutboom Rolle Ronaldsey (Fayini) Rooiboklaagte Somerset Welverdiend

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