Motswedi

Motswedi
Motswedi

 Motswedi shown within North West

Coordinates: 25°16′44″S 25°53′06″E / 25.279°S 25.885°E / -25.279; 25.885Coordinates: 25°16′44″S 25°53′06″E / 25.279°S 25.885°E / -25.279; 25.885
Country South Africa
Province North West
District Ngaka Modiri Molema
Municipality Ramotshere Moiloa
Main Place Borakalalo
Area[1]
 • Total 4.54 km2 (1.75 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 2,794
 • Density 620/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
 • Black African 99.7%
 • Coloured 0.1%
 • Indian/Asian 0.2%
First languages (2011)[1]
 • Tswana 93.9%
 • English 2.5%
 • Zulu 1.0%
 • Other 2.6%
PO box 2870
Area code 018

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

The village is 70 km north-west of Zeerust; the Riet River rises in the north of the village.[2]

The first recorded mention of the settlement is around 1800, when it was occupied by the baKgatla ba ga Mmanaana, who abandoned the village in 1808 after being attacked by the baNgwaketse. It was then occupied by the baHurutshe, and became the headquarters of the independent baHurutshe boo Manyane in the 1880s. In the 1970s and 1980s Motswedi expanded, and a large dam and schools were established.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Sub Place Motswedi". Census 2011.
  2. 1 2 "Motswedi". North West History. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
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