Roedtan

Roedtan
Roedtan

 Roedtan shown within South Africa

Coordinates: 24°35′54″S 29°04′50″E / 24.59833°S 29.08056°ECoordinates: 24°35′54″S 29°04′50″E / 24.59833°S 29.08056°E
Country South Africa
Province Limpopo
District Waterberg
Municipality Mookgopong
Area[1]
 • Total 1.00 km2 (0.39 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 98
 • Density 98/km2 (250/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
 • Black African 83.7%
 • White 16.3%
First languages (2011)[1]
 • Northern Sotho 41.7%
 • Tsonga 20.8%
 • English 13.5%
 • Afrikaans 11.5%
 • Other 12.5%
PO box 0580
Area code 015

Roedtan is a small town in the Limpopo province, South Africa, set in the midst of the Springbok Flats. Roedtan has a rail road station 85 km (53 mi) from Pietersburg (Polokwane). At the road junction to Roedtan stands a monument to the battle of Moordrift in 1854 when 33 Afrikaners were killed in a skirmish with the local tribe headed by Makapan. The cave, Makapansgat, is now known to record early hominid occupation (1,500,000 years ago) and is a national monument. The Springbok Flats is a reminder that great herds of Springbok once populated the plain, which was also frequented by lions and other wild animals.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Main Place Roedtan". Census 2011.