Penge, Limpopo
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| Penge | |
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  Penge Penge shown within South Africa
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| Coordinates: 24°23′00″S 30°19′00″E / 24.383333°S 30.316667°ECoordinates: 24°23′00″S 30°19′00″E / 24.383333°S 30.316667°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Limpopo |
| District | Greater Sekhukhune |
| Municipality | Greater Tubatse |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 28.54 km2 (11.02 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 2,819 |
| • Density | 99/km2 (260/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011)[1] | |
| • Black African | 99.4% |
| • Coloured | 0.2% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.1% |
| • White | 0.3% |
| • Other | 0.1% |
| First languages (2011)[1] | |
| • Northern Sotho | 94.8% |
| • Zulu | 1.3% |
| • English | 1.1% |
| • Other | 2.9% |
| PO box | 1160 |
Penge is a town in Sekhukhune District Municipality in the Limpopo province of South Africa.
Mining village on the Olifants River, 37 km north of Burgersfort. It was established after amosite was discovered there in 1907. Named after Penge, a suburb of London.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Main Place Penge". Census 2011.
- ↑ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 363.
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