Apel (South Africa)

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Apel
Apel (South Africa)
Apel
Apel
Coordinates 24 ° 25 ′ 12 ″  S , 29 ° 45 ′ 7 ″  O Coordinates: 24 ° 25 ′ 12 ″  S , 29 ° 45 ′ 7 ″  O
Basic data
Country South Africa

province

Limpopo
District Sekhukhune
local community Fetakgomo / Greater Tubatse
height 771 m
surface 1.5 km²
Residents 1033 (2011)
density 712.4  Ew. / km²

Apel , also Seteneng , is a city in the South African province of Limpopo . It is the administrative seat of the Local Municipality Fetakgomo / Greater Tubatse in the Sekhukhune district .

geography

In 2011 Apel had 1033 inhabitants under the name Seteneng (2011 census). Around Apel are the places Mooiplaas, Sesesehu and Ga-Nkoana.

The place is near the mouth of the Mohlaletsi in the Lepelle . The Lepelle forms the border to the Capricorn district here .

Most of the residents speak Sepedi as their first language .

history

Apel was in Homeland Lebowa , which was dissolved in 1994.

Economy and Transport

The R37 runs around 17 kilometers north of Apel in an east-west direction and connects Lebowakgomo and Burgersfort , among others .

Individual evidence

  1. a b 2011 census , accessed on October 13, 2014