Diepgezet is a deserted town in Gert Sibande District Municipality in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa.
Diepgezet | |
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  Diepgezet  Diepgezet | |
| Coordinates: 26°00′50″S 31°04′30″E / 26.014°S 31.075°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Mpumalanga |
| District | Gert Sibande |
| Municipality | Albert Luthuli |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.89 km2 (1.89 sq mi) |
| Population (2001)[1] | |
| • Total | 229 |
| • Density | 47/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2001) | |
| • Black African | 85.6% |
| • Coloured | 1.3% |
| • White | 13.1% |
| First languages (2001) | |
| • Swazi | 73.8% |
| • Afrikaans | 6.6% |
| • English | 6.6% |
| • Xhosa | 6.6% |
| • Other | 6.6% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Formerly an asbestos mining town owned by Msauli and African Chrysotile Asbestos Limited (ACA)[2] before abandonment in 2002 due to the imminent closure of the mine as a result of a proposed ban on the usage of asbestos eventually signed into law in 2008.[3]
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Main Place Diepgezet". Census 2001.
- ^ "History « Asbestos Trust". asbestostrust.co.za. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
- ^ Mafika (28 March 2008). "SA bans all use of asbestos". Brand South Africa. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
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