Morokweng

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Morokweng
Morokweng is located in North West (South African province)
Morokweng
Morokweng
Coordinates: 26°07′37″S 23°46′30″E / 26.127°S 23.775°E / -26.127; 23.775Coordinates: 26°07′37″S 23°46′30″E / 26.127°S 23.775°E / -26.127; 23.775
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceNorth West
DistrictDr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati
MunicipalityKagisano/Molopo
Area
 • Total24.17 km2 (9.33 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total14,260
 • Density590/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African97.4%
 • Coloured1.8%
 • Indian/Asian0.3%
 • Other0.5%
First languages (2011)
 • Tswana93.4%
 • Afrikaans2.3%
 • English1.6%
 • Other2.8%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
8614
PO box
8614
Area code053

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 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 , with an area that by the late 1950s was estimated to be 160,000 morgen in extent.[2]

In 1994, a large impact crater, the Morokweng crater, was discovered in the ground near the village.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Main Place Morokweng". Census 2011.
  2. ^ a b c "Morokweng". North West History. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
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