Dendron, Limpopo
Dendron | |
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Dendron Dendron shown within South Africa | |
Coordinates: 23°22′05″S 29°19′23″E / 23.368°S 29.323°ECoordinates: 23°22′05″S 29°19′23″E / 23.368°S 29.323°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Limpopo |
District | Capricorn |
Municipality | Molemole |
Area[1] | |
• Total | 4.73 km2 (1.83 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 4,045 |
• Density | 860/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011)[1] | |
• Black African | 94.4% |
• Coloured | 1.0% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.4% |
• White | 3.5% |
• Other | 0.7% |
First languages (2011)[1] | |
• Northern Sotho | 83.5% |
• Afrikaans | 3.5% |
• English | 2.9% |
• Zulu | 2.1% |
• Other | 8.1% |
Postal code (street) | 0715 |
PO box | 0715 |
Area code | 015 |
Dendron (officially Mogwadi) is a town in Capricorn District Municipality in the Limpopo province of South Africa.
Village some 68 km north of Pietersburg, managed by a health committee. Laid out on the farm Duitsland. The name is derived from the Greek word for ‘tree’ and refers to the abundance of indigenous trees in the area.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Main Place Dendron". Census 2011.
- ↑ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 134.
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