Munsieville
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Munsieville
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| Coordinates: 26°04′30″S 27°45′11″E / 26.075°S 27.753°ECoordinates: 26°04′30″S 27°45′11″E / 26.075°S 27.753°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Gauteng |
| District | West Rand |
| Municipality | Mogale City |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 1.81 km2 (0.70 sq mi) |
| Population (2001)[1] | |
| • Total | 19,837 |
| • Density | 10,960/km2 (28,400/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2001)[1] | |
| • Black African | 99.3% |
| • Coloured | 0.7% |
| First languages (2001)[1] | |
| • Tswana | 69.4% |
| • Xhosa | 10.8% |
| • Zulu | 5.4% |
| • Sotho | 4.5% |
| • Other | 9.9% |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) |
Munsieville is a township situated in the Krugersdorp area in Gauteng Province, South Africa. It was established by ordinance 58 of 1903 of the Krugersdorp municipality and called "the native location". From the early 1930s to the 1940s, Mr. James Munsie, the white chief sanitary inspector (medical officer) of Krugersdorp, moved the location from a low drainage area to its current location, improving conditions. See the Munsieville archives at the Krugersdorp library for more information. In the 1980s Munsieville was threatened with destruction and the removal of its residents to Kagiso because of its proximity to the white suburbs of Krugersdorp. Munisiville was one of only two black townships that resisted relocation in the Transvaal during that period.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d "Main Place Munsieville". Census 2001. http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/70106.
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