Morokweng

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Morokweng
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Morokweng
Coordinates: 26°07′37″S23°46′30″E / 26.127°S 23.775°E / -26.127; 23.775 Coordinates: 26°07′37″S23°46′30″E / 26.127°S 23.775°E / -26.127; 23.775
Country South Africa
Province North West
District Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati
Municipality Kagisano/Molopo
Area
[1]
  Total24.17 km2 (9.33 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [1]
  Total14,260
  Density590/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
   Black African 97.4%
   Coloured 1.8%
   Indian/Asian 0.3%
  Other0.5%
First languages (2011)
[1]
   Tswana 93.4%
   Afrikaans 2.3%
   English 1.6%
  Other2.8%
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 crater, the Morokweng crater, was discovered in the ground near the village. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Main Place Morokweng". Census 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 "Morokweng". North West History. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2014.