Morokweng

Morokweng
Morokweng

 Morokweng shown within South Africa

Coordinates: 26°07′37″S 23°46′30″E / 26.127°S 23.775°ECoordinates: 26°07′37″S 23°46′30″E / 26.127°S 23.775°E
Country South Africa
Province North West
District Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati
Municipality Kagisano/Molopo
Area[1]
 • Total 24.17 km2 (9.33 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 14,260
 • Density 590/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
 • Black African 97.4%
 • Coloured 1.8%
 • Indian/Asian 0.3%
 • Other 0.5%
First languages (2011)[1]
 • Tswana 93.4%
 • Afrikaans 2.3%
 • English 1.6%
 • Other 2.8%
Postal code (street) 8614
PO box 8614
Area code 053

Morokweng is a town in Kagisano-Molopo Local Municipality in the North West province of South Africa.

The village, which lies 140 kilometres north-west of Vryburg, was first occupied by Kgosi Manketso in the 1790s after he broke away from the main Barolong faction at Kuruman.[2]

When Bechuanaland came under British control in 1886, Morkweng was designated a Native Reserve, with an area that by the late 1950s was estimated to be 160,000 morgen in extent.[2]

In 1994, a large impact crater, the Morokweng crater, was discovered in the ground near the village.[2]

References

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