Sheba | |
Pushpin Map: | South Africa Mpumalanga#South Africa |
Coordinates: | -25.7167°N 31.1661°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Mpumalanga |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Ehlanzeni |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | Mbombela |
Subdivision Type4: | Main Place |
Established Title: | Established |
Leader Title: | Councillor |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 2.18 |
Population Total: | 1608 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
Demographics1 Info1: | 99.6% |
Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
Demographics1 Info2: | 0.4% |
Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
Demographics1 Title4: | White |
Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
Demographics2 Title1: | Swazi |
Demographics2 Info1: | 90.6% |
Demographics2 Title2: | Tsonga |
Demographics2 Info2: | 3.8% |
Demographics2 Title3: | English |
Demographics2 Info3: | 2.5% |
Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
Demographics2 Info5: | 3.0% |
Timezone1: | SAST |
Utc Offset1: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Area Code: | 013 |
Sheba is a rural settlement northeast of Barberton in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa. It is situated in the De Kaap Valley and is fringed by the Makhonjwa Mountains. It is south of Nelspruit and to the east of Johannesburg. On Census 2011 maps it is marked as Bonanza Gold Mine, the name of an old worked-out mine.thumb|left|300px|Activities at Bray's Golden Quarry on the Sheba gold reef in 1887