Casteel

Casteel is a town in Ehlanzeni District Municipality in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa. The legal name was changed to Maboke in 2008. Maboke is place consisting of Mapulana (Sepulana is the language spoken) and Tsonga people. There is proud culture of Dikoma (initiation school) which takes place during the winter times, from the month of June to August annually, and is a place where young boys are taught the cultural and roots of the "Mapulana people".[2]

Casteel Maboke
Casteel Casteel
Coordinates: 24.7247°S 31.0201°E
Country	South Africa
Province	Mpumalanga
District	Ehlanzeni
Municipality	Bushbuckridge
• Ward 14 Councillor	(ANC)
Area [1]
• Total	13.58 km^2 (5.24 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	12,752
• Density	940/km^2 (2,400/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	99.8%
• Indian/Asian	0.1%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Northern Sotho	68.8%
• Tsonga	24.8%
• Swazi	1.8%
• Sotho	1.4%
• Other	3.2%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	1370
PO box	1370

References

1. "Main Place Casteel". Census 2011.
2. "Approved names, September 2000 – January 2010". Department of Arts and Culture, Government of South Africa. October 2010. Archived from the original (.xls) on 22 September 2011.