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Mookgophong

Coordinates: 24°31′S 28°43′E / 24.517°S 28.717°E / -24.517; 28.717
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Mookgophong
Naboomspruit
Mookgophong is located in Limpopo
Mookgophong
Mookgophong
Mookgophong is located in South Africa
Mookgophong
Mookgophong
Coordinates: 24°31′S 28°43′E / 24.517°S 28.717°E / -24.517; 28.717
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceLimpopo
DistrictWaterberg
MunicipalityModimolle–Mookgophong
Established1907
 • Councillor(ANC)
Area
 • Total27.18 km2 (10.49 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total24,853
 • Density910/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African88.1%
 • Coloured0.4%
 • Indian/Asian0.2%
 • White10.9%
 • Other0.5%
First languages (2011)
 • Northern Sotho56.3%
 • Tsonga13.7%
 • Afrikaans10.9%
 • Sotho6.1%
 • Other12.9%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
0560
PO box
0560
Area code014

Mookgophong, formerly known as Naboomspruit, is a town in the Limpopo province of South Africa. The town is located approximately 42 km north-east of Modimolle and 51 km south-west of Mokopane.

History

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It was founded on the farm Vischgat in 1907 and administered by a health committee from 1919. The name Naboomspruit is Afrikaans but derived from Khoekhoen; ‘euphorbia tree stream’, after the Euphorbia ingens which grows there.[2] The town was officially renamed Mookgophong on the 24 November 2006, by the South African government.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Main Place Mookgophong". Census 2011.
  2. ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 325.
  3. ^ Old place names Archived 2010-02-08 at the Wayback Machine