Pudimoe

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Pudimoe
Pudimoe
 Pudimoe shown within South Africa
Coordinates: 27°23′00″S 24°43′00″E / 27.383333°S 24.716667°E / -27.383333; 24.716667Coordinates: 27°23′00″S 24°43′00″E / 27.383333°S 24.716667°E / -27.383333; 24.716667
Country South Africa
Province North West
District Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati
Municipality Greater Taung
Area[1]
  Total 3.64 km2 (1.41 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
  Total 3,078
  Density 850/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
  Black African 98.1%
  Coloured 1.0%
  Indian/Asian 0.5%
  White 0.2%
  Other 0.2%
First languages (2011)[1]
  Tswana 88.1%
  English 2.4%
  Sotho 2.3%
  Zulu 1.8%
  Other 5.3%
Postal code (street) 8581
PO box 8581
Area code 053

Pudimoe or Pudumong is a town in Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality in the North West province of South Africa.

Town about 17 km north of Taung and 66 km south-west of Schweizer-Reneke. Derived from Tswana, the name means ‘place of wildebeest’ (Connochaetes gnu). It formerly bore the adapted name Pudimoe, still in use for the station.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Main Place Pudimoe". Census 2011. 
  2. "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 376. 
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