Ikageng, North West

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Ikageng
Coordinates: 26°42′12″S27°01′40″E / 26.7034°S 27.0279°E / -26.7034; 27.0279
Country South Africa
Province North West
District Dr Kenneth Kaunda
Municipality JB Marks
Area
[1]
  Total17.71 km2 (6.84 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [1]
  Total87,701
  Density5,000/km2 (13,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
   Black African 98.0%
   Coloured 1.2%
   Indian/Asian 0.2%
   White 0.2%
  Other0.3%
First languages (2011)
[1]
   Tswana 58.5%
   Sotho 14.8%
   Xhosa 13.9%
   English 3.0%
  Other9.8%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
2539
PO box
2539

Ikageng is a town in Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality in the North West province of South Africa.

It is a Township bordering Potchefstroom. The name is Setswana and means ‘we built for ourselves’. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Main Place Ikageng". Census 2011.
  2. "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 220.