Dinokana

Dinokana
Dinokana

 Dinokana shown within South Africa

Coordinates: 25°27′04″S 25°52′23″E / 25.451°S 25.873°ECoordinates: 25°27′04″S 25°52′23″E / 25.451°S 25.873°E
Country South Africa
Province North West
District Ngaka Modiri Molema
Municipality Ramotshere Moiloa
Area[1]
 • Total 39.34 km2 (15.19 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 26,409
 • Density 670/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
 • Black African 99.4%
 • Coloured 0.2%
 • Indian/Asian 0.2%
 • White 0.1%
 • Other 0.1%
First languages (2011)[1]
 • Tswana 92.4%
 • English 2.6%
 • Zulu 1.3%
 • S. Ndebele 1.2%
 • Other 2.4%
Postal code (street) 2868
PO box 2868
Area code 018

Dinokana is a town in Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality in the North West province of South Africa.

The area became the main town of the baHurutshe in 1849, when Kgosi Moiloa I settled it with about 1,500 people, who had been displaced following the Difaqane. Moiloa was accompanied by the Reverend Walter Inglis of the London Missionary Society.[2]

In 1875, a succession dispute in the aftermath of Moiloa's death led to the displacement of many BaHurutshe, and nearly half of the population moved to Gopane.[2]

In the 1980s, while the town was part of Bophuthatswana, a number of agricultural schemes were started close to Dinokana, and the town of Lehurutshe was built about 10 km away to resettle some of the villagers.[2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Main Place Dinokana". Census 2011.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Dinokana". North West History. Retrieved 26 January 2014.