Casteel
Place in Mpumalanga, South Africa
24°43′29″S 31°01′12″E / 24.7247°S 31.0201°E / -24.7247; 31.0201[1]
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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 (whom speak Sepulana ) and Tsonga people. There is a proud culture of Dikoma (initiation school) which takes place during the winter times, during the months of June to August annually, and is a place where young boys are taught the cultural and roots of the Mapulana people.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d "Main Place Casteel". Census 2011.
- ^ "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.
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Municipalities and communities of Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga
District seat: Nelspruit (Mbombela)
- Acornhoek
- Agincourt (Matsavana)
- Alexandria
- Buffelshoek (Bolla-Tau)
- Bushbuckridge (Mapulaneng)
- Casteel (Maboke)
- Clare
- Cunningmoor
- Edinburgh
- Hluvukani
- Islington
- Kildare
- Lillydale
- Ludlow
- Madras
- Newington
- Okkerneutboom
- Rolle
- Ronaldsey (Fayini)
- Rooiboklaagte
- Somerset
- Welverdiend
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