Roossenekal

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Roossenekal
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Roossenekal
Coordinates: 25°11′42″S29°55′30″E / 25.195°S 29.925°E / -25.195; 29.925 Coordinates: 25°11′42″S29°55′30″E / 25.195°S 29.925°E / -25.195; 29.925
Country South Africa
Province Limpopo
District Sekhukhune
Municipality Elias Motsoaledi
Area
[1]
 • Total2.52 km2 (0.97 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [1]
 • Total2,625
 • Density1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
 •  Black African 92.5%
 •  Coloured 0.7%
 •  Indian/Asian 0.5%
 •  White 6.1%
 • Other0.3%
First languages (2011)
[1]
 •  Northern Sotho 67.3%
 •  S. Ndebele 8.8%
 •  Afrikaans 6.3%
 •  Zulu 3.3%
 • Other14.3%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
PO box
1066
Area code 013

Roossenekal is a town in Elias Motsoaledi Local Municipality in the Limpopo province of South Africa.

Village on the western slopes of the Steenkampsberg, 95 km north-east of Middelburg. It was proclaimed in January 1886 and named after two soldiers who died in the war against Mapoch's tribe - Stefanus Johannes Roos, Field-Cornet of the Potchefstroom commando, and Frederick Senekal, Commandant of the Rustenburg commando. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Main Place Roossenekal". Census 2011.
  2. ↑ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 391.


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