Eerstegoud Explained

Eerstegoud
Pushpin Map:South Africa Limpopo#South Africa
Coordinates:-23.985°N 29.351°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:South Africa
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Limpopo
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Capricorn
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Polokwane
Subdivision Type4:Main Place
Established Title:Established
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics1 Title1:Black African
Demographics1 Title2:Coloured
Demographics1 Title3:Indian/Asian
Demographics1 Title4:White
Demographics1 Title5:Other
Timezone1:SAST
Utc Offset1:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code (street)
Postal2 Code Type:PO box
Postal2 Code:0701
Area Code Type:Area code

Eerstegoud is a village 14 km south-west of Polokwane. Laid out in 1868, it was first called Marabastad. At the request of the inhabitants the name was changed about 1954 to Eerstegoud, Afrikaans for 'first gold', in memory of the discovery in 1871 of the first gold in the Transvaal at Eersteling by Edward Button.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Polokwane the Segregated city | South African History Online.