Soekmekaar

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Soekmekaar
Soekmekaar
 Soekmekaar shown within South Africa
Coordinates: 23°29′44″S 29°55′45″E / 23.495556°S 29.929167°E / -23.495556; 29.929167Coordinates: 23°29′44″S 29°55′45″E / 23.495556°S 29.929167°E / -23.495556; 29.929167
Country South Africa
Province Limpopo
District Capricorn
Municipality Molemole
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 settlement in Capricorn District Municipality in the Limpopo province of South Africa.

Village some 65 km south-east of Louis Trichardt. Afrikaans for ‘look for each other’, the name has been explained in a variety of ways.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Main Place Soekmekaar". Census 2011. 
  2. "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 409. 
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