Soekmekaar
Soekmekaar Morebeng | |
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Soekmekaar Soekmekaar Soekmekaar Soekmekaar shown within Limpopo | |
Coordinates: 23°29′46″S 29°55′44″E / 23.496°S 29.929°ECoordinates: 23°29′46″S 29°55′44″E / 23.496°S 29.929°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Limpopo |
District | Capricorn |
Municipality | Molemole |
Established | 1916 |
Area[1] | |
• Total | 53.31 km2 (20.58 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 2,371 |
• Density | 44/km2 (120/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011)[1] | |
• Black African | 96.5% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.2% |
• White | 2.7% |
• Other | 0.5% |
First languages (2011)[1] | |
• Northern Sotho | 73.4% |
• Venda | 8.0% |
• Tsonga | 6.9% |
• Afrikaans | 3.1% |
• Other | 8.6% |
Postal code (street) | 0810 |
PO box | 0810 |
Area code | 015 |
Soekmekaar (also known as Morebeng) is a small, rural town in the Molemole Local Municipality of the Capricorn District Municipality of the Limpopo province of South Africa. It is located about 65 km southeast of Louis Trichardt. Afrikaans for "look for each other", the name has been explained in a variety of ways.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Main Place Soekmekaar". Census 2011.
- ↑ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 409.
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