Morokweng | |
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Coordinates: 26°07′37″S 23°46′30″E / 26.127°S 23.775°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | North West |
District | Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati |
Municipality | Kagisano/Molopo |
Area | |
• Total | 24.17 km2 (9.33 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 14,260 |
• Density | 590/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 97.4% |
• Coloured | 1.8% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.3% |
• Other | 0.5% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Tswana | 93.4% |
• Afrikaans | 2.3% |
• English | 1.6% |
• Other | 2.8% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 8614 |
PO box | 8614 |
Area code | 053 |
Morokweng is a town in Kagisano-Molopo Local Municipality in the North West province of South Africa.
The village, which lies 140 kilometres north-west of Vryburg, was first occupied by Kgosi Maiketso in the 1790s after he broke away from the main Barolong faction at Kuruman.[2]
When Bechuanaland came under British control in 1886, Morokweng was designated a Native Reserve, with an area that by the late 1950s was estimated to be 160,000 morgen in extent.[2]
In 1994, a large impact structure, the Morokweng impact structure, was discovered in the ground near the village.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Main Place Morokweng". Census 2011.
- ^ a b c "Morokweng". North West History. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2014.