Location | Mpumalanga Province, South Africa |
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Coordinates | 25°24′43″S 30°20′23″E / 25.41194°S 30.33972°E |
Type | Community and political entity |
Length | 150 kilometers |
History | |
Builder | Koni people |
Founded | 16th or 17th century |
Abandoned | 19th century |
Periods | Late Iron Age |
Bokoni (meaning 'land of the people from the north') was a pre-colonial, agro-pastoral society found in northwestern and southern parts of present-day Mpumalanga province, South Africa.[1] Iconic to this area are stone-walled sites, found in a variety of shapes and forms. Bokoni sites also exhibit specialized farming and long-distance trading with other groups in surrounding regions. Bokoni saw occupation in varying forms between approximately 1500 and 1820 A.D.