Siyabuswa
Sign in to saveSiyabuswa is a township in South Africa in the province of Mpumalanga (a region formerly called Eastern Transvaal). During the Apartheid era, Siyabuswa was the capital of the KwaNdebele Bantustan. It served as a capital from 1981 to 1986 when KwaMhlanga replaced it. Most of its inhabitants (population in 2011: 36,882) are members of the Ndebele ethnic group. Currently, Siyabuswa is home to several ethnic groups, namely the Ndebele, Pedi and Sotho people.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Siyabuswa
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- South Africa Mpumalanga#South Africa
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- South Africa
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Mpumalanga
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Nkangala
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Dr JS Moroka
- Settlement.subdivision_type4
- Main Place
- Settlement.established_title
- Established
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- Councillor
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 14.88
- Settlement.population_total
- 36882
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2011
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.demographics_type1
- Racial makeup (2011)
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Siyabuswa is a township in South Africa in the province of Mpumalanga (a region formerly called Eastern Transvaal). During the Apartheid era, Siyabuswa was the capital of the KwaNdebele Bantustan. It served as a capital from 1981 to 1986 when KwaMhlanga replaced it. Most of its inhabitants (population in 2011: 36,882) are members of the Ndebele ethnic group. Currently, Siyabuswa is home to several ethnic groups, namely the Ndebele, Pedi and Sotho people.
== Transport == The town is about 20 kilometers southwest of the Marble Hall airport. The R573 regional route (also known as the Moloto road) that links Pretoria and KwaMhlanga with Marble Hall passes through Siyabuswa.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Siyabuswa” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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