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Place in Mpumalanga, South Africa
Sheepmoor
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Coordinates: 26°43′7″S 30°17′56″E / 26.71861°S 30.29889°E / -26.71861; 30.29889
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceMpumalanga
DistrictGert Sibande
MunicipalityMsukaligwa
Area
 • Total1.93 km (0.75 sq mi)
Population
 • Total2,727
 • Density1,400/km (3,700/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African98.2%
 • Coloured0.1%
 • Indian/Asian0.6%
 • White1.0%
 • Other0.2%
First languages (2011)
 • Zulu91.4%
 • Swazi2.8%
 • Afrikaans1.4%
 • English1.4%
 • Other3.0%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)2352
PO box2352
Area code017

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

Spitskop (1,827 m) is the highest point of a sandstone escarpment south of Sheepmoor

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.

References

  1. ^ "Main Place Sheepmoor". Census 2011.
  2. "Sheepmoor, Mpumalanga". SA Travel Directory. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
Municipalities and communities of Gert Sibande District Municipality, Mpumalanga
District seat: Ermelo
Govan Mbeki
Gert Sibande District within South Africa
Gert Sibande District within South Africa
Albert Luthuli
Mkhondo
Msukaligwa
Lekwa
Pixley ka Seme
Dipaleseng


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