Eerstegoud

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Eerstegoud
Eerstegoud Eerstegoud shown within South Africa
Coordinates: 23°59′06″S 29°21′04″E / 23.985°S 29.351°E / -23.985; 29.351Coordinates: 23°59′06″S 29°21′04″E / 23.985°S 29.351°E / -23.985; 29.351
Country	South Africa
Province	Limpopo
District	Capricorn
Municipality	Polokwane
PO box	0701

Eerstegoud is a village 14 km south-west of Pietersburg. Laid out in 1868, it was at first called Marabastad. At the request of the inhabitants the name was changed about 1954 to Eerstegoud, Afrikaans for 'first gold', in memory of the discovery in 1871 of the first gold in the Transvaal at Eersteling by Edward Button.^[1]

References

↑ Raper, Peter E. (1987). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Internet Archive. p. 153. Retrieved 28 August 2013.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Capricorn District Municipality, Limpopo

District seat: Polokwane

Blouberg	Alldays Bochum Burgerregt De Villiersdale Eldorado Grootdraai Indermark My Darling Taaiboschgroet Vivo

Aganang	Kalkspruit Kameelkop

Molemole	Dendron Soekmekaar

Polokwane	Chuniespoort Eerstegoud Ga-Molepo Koloti Laaste Hoop Mankweng Moria Polokwane Seshego

Lepelle-Nkumpi	Byldrift Droogte Klipheuvel Lebowakgomo Schuinsrand Zebediela

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