Diepgezet

Place in Mpumalanga, South Africa
26°00′50″S 31°04′30″E / 26.014°S 31.075°E / -26.014; 31.075CountrySouth AfricaProvinceMpumalangaDistrictGert SibandeMunicipalityAlbert LuthuliArea • Total4.89 km2 (1.89 sq mi)Population
 (2001)[1]
 • Total229 • Density47/km2 (120/sq mi)Racial makeup (2001) • Black African85.6% • Coloured1.3% • White13.1%First languages (2001) • Swazi73.8% • Afrikaans6.6% • English6.6% • Xhosa6.6% • Other6.6%Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)

Diepgezet is a deserted town in Gert Sibande District Municipality in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa.

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

  1. ^ a b c d "Main Place Diepgezet". Census 2001.
  2. ^ "History «  Asbestos Trust". asbestostrust.co.za. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  3. ^ Mafika (28 March 2008). "SA bans all use of asbestos". Brand South Africa. Retrieved 19 May 2018.


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