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{{Infobox South African town
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Mookgophong
| name = Mookgophong
| native_name = Naboomspruit
| other_name = Naboomspruit
| other_name =
| pushpin_map = South Africa Limpopo#South Africa
| coordinates = {{coord|24|31|S|28|43|E|region:ZA|display=inline,title}}
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| image_skyline =
| image_caption =
| subdivision_type = Country
| latd = 24 |latm = 31 |lats =
| subdivision_name = [[South Africa]]
| longd = 28 |longm = 43 |longs =
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| province = Limpopo
| subdivision_name1 = [[Limpopo]]
| district = Waterberg
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = [[Waterberg District Municipality|Waterberg]]
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| municipality = Mookgophong
| subdivision_type3 = Municipality
| subdivision_name3 = [[Modimolle–Mookgophong Local Municipality|Modimolle–Mookgophong]]
| subdivision_type4 = Main Place
| established_title = Established
| established_date = 1907
| established_date = 1907
| government_type = <!-- Ward 00 -->
| leader_party = ANC
| leader_party = ANC
| leader_title = Councillor
| leader_title = Councillor
| area_footnotes = <ref name="census2011">{{cite web |url=https://census2011.adrianfrith.com/place/979001 |title = Main Place Mookgophong |work=Census 2011}}</ref>
| leader_name =
| elevation_m =
| area_total_km2 = 27.18
| population_footnotes = <ref name="census2011" />
| population_total = 24853
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_density_km2 = auto
<!-- demographics (section 1) -->
| demographics_type1 = Racial makeup (2011)
| demographics1_footnotes = <ref name="census2011" />
| demographics1_title1 = [[Bantu peoples of South Africa|Black African]]
| demographics1_info1 = 88.1%
| demographics1_title2 = [[Coloureds|Coloured]]
| demographics1_info2 = 0.4%
| demographics1_title3 = [[Indian South African|Indian]]/[[Asian South African|Asian]]
| demographics1_info3 = 0.2%
| demographics1_title4 = [[White South African|White]]
| demographics1_info4 = 10.9%
| demographics1_title5 = Other
| demographics1_info5 = 0.5%
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| demographics_type2 = [[First language]]s (2011)
| demographics2_footnotes = <ref name="census2011" />
| demographics2_title1 = [[Northern Sotho language|Northern Sotho]]
| demographics2_info1 = 56.3%
| demographics2_title2 = [[Tsonga language|Tsonga]]
| demographics2_info2 = 13.7%
| demographics2_title3 = [[Afrikaans]]
| demographics2_info3 = 10.9%
| demographics2_title4 = [[Sotho language|Sotho]]
| demographics2_info4 = 6.1%
| demographics2_title5 = Other
| demographics2_info5 = 12.9%
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<!-- Other information -->
| timezone1 = [[South African Standard Time|SAST]]
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| utc_offset1 = +2
| postal_code_type = [[List of postal codes in South Africa|Postal code]] (street)
| postal_code = 0560
| postal_code = 0560
| postal2_code_type = [[Post-office box|PO box]]
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| postal2_code = 0560
| area_code_type = [[Telephone numbers in South Africa|Area code]]
| area_code = 014
| area_code = 014
| censuscode = 979001
| website =
| footnotes =
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'''Mookgophong''', also known by its former name, '''Naboomspruit''', is a town in the [[Limpopo]] province of [[South Africa]].
'''Mookgophong''', formerly known as '''Naboomspruit''', is a town in the [[Limpopo]] province of [[South Africa]]. The town is located approximately 42&nbsp;km north-east of [[Modimolle]] and 51&nbsp;km south-west of [[Mokopane]].


==History==
Town 42&nbsp;km north-east of [[Modimolle]] and 51&nbsp;km south-west of [[Mokopane]]. 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.<ref name=dsapn>{{cite web|title=Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)|url=https://archive.org/stream/DictionaryOfSouthernAfricanPlaceNames/SaPlaceNames#page/n325/mode/2up/search/Naboomspruit|publisher=Human Science Research Council|page=325}}</ref> The town was officially renamed Mookgophong on the 24 November 2006, by the South African government.<ref>[http://sagns.dac.gov.za/Public/OldPlaceNames.aspx?Contains=N Old place names]</ref>
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.<ref name=dsapn>{{cite web|title=Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)|url=https://archive.org/stream/DictionaryOfSouthernAfricanPlaceNames/SaPlaceNames#page/n325/mode/2up/search/Naboomspruit|publisher=Human Science Research Council|page=325}}</ref> The town was officially renamed Mookgophong on the 24 November 2006, by the South African government.<ref>[http://sagns.dac.gov.za/Public/OldPlaceNames.aspx?Contains=N Old place names] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100208232958/http://sagns.dac.gov.za/Public/OldPlaceNames.aspx?Contains=N |date=2010-02-08 }}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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{{Waterberg District Municipality}}
{{Waterberg District Municipality}}
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[[Category:Populated places in the Mookgopong Local Municipality]]
[[Category:Populated places in the Modimolle–Mookgophong Local Municipality]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1907]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1907]]


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Latest revision as of 21:54, 23 March 2024

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
[1]
 • Total
27.18 km2 (10.49 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total
24,853
 • Density910/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
 • Black African88.1%
 • Coloured0.4%
 • Indian/Asian0.2%
 • White10.9%
 • Other0.5%
First languages (2011)
[1]
 • 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


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