Sheba, Mpumalanga

Sheba is a rural settlement northeast of Barberton in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa. It is situated in the De Kaap Valley and is fringed by the Makhonjwa Mountains. It is 35 kilometres (22 mi) south of Nelspruit and 360 kilometres (220 mi) to the east of Johannesburg. On Census 2011 maps it is marked as Bonanza Gold Mine, the name of an old worked-out mine.

Sheba
Sheba
Sheba
Coordinates: 25°43′0″S 31°9′58″E
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceMpumalanga
DistrictEhlanzeni
MunicipalityUmjindi
Area
  Total2.18 km2 (0.84 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Total1,608
  Density740/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
  Black African99.6%
  Coloured0.4%
First languages (2011)
  Swazi90.6%
  Tsonga3.8%
  English2.5%
  Other3.0%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Area code013

References

  1. "Main Place Sheba". Census 2011.
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