Pudimoe
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Pudimoe | |
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Pudimoe | |
Coordinates: 27°23′00″S 24°43′00″E / 27.383333°S 24.716667°ECoordinates: 27°23′00″S 24°43′00″E / 27.383333°S 24.716667°E | |
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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Main Place Pudimoe". Census 2011.
- ↑ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 376.
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