Schoemansdal, Mpumalanga

For the settlement in Limpopo, see Schoemansdal, Limpopo.

Schoemansdal (officially KaMatsamo) is a town in the province of Mpumalanga (eastern Transvaal) in South Africa. It is located 23 kilometres south of Malalane on the R570 road, just north of Jeppes Reef.

Schoemansdal
KaMatsamo
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Coordinates: 25°42′11″S 31°30′22″E / 25.703°S 31.506°E / -25.703; 31.506
Country	South Africa
Province	Mpumalanga
District	Ehlanzeni
Municipality	Nkomazi
Area ^[1]
• Total	12.91 km^2 (4.98 sq mi)
Population  (2011)^[1]
• Total	23,257
• Density	1,800/km^2 (4,700/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) ^[1]
• Black African	99.3%
• Coloured	0.2%
• Indian/Asian	0.3%
• White	0.1%
• Other	0.1%
First languages (2011) ^[1]
• Swazi	94.8%
• Tsonga	1.7%
• English	1.1%
• Other	2.3%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)

During the period when the policies of separate development were implemented under the apartheid regime, Schoemansdal was the capital of the bantustan named KaNgwane.

In November 2005 the South African government announced that the town's name had been changed to KaMatsamo. The new name is in honor of prince Matsamo Shongwe.

References

1. "Main Place KaMatsamo". Census 2011.