Morokweng | |
Pushpin Map: | South Africa North West#South Africa |
Coordinates: | -26.127°N 23.775°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | North West |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | Kagisano/Molopo |
Subdivision Type4: | Main Place |
Established Title: | Established |
Leader Title: | Councillor |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 24.17 |
Population Total: | 14260 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
Demographics1 Info1: | 97.4% |
Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
Demographics1 Info2: | 1.8% |
Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
Demographics1 Info3: | 0.3% |
Demographics1 Title4: | White |
Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
Demographics1 Info5: | 0.5% |
Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
Demographics2 Title1: | Tswana |
Demographics2 Info1: | 93.4% |
Demographics2 Title2: | Afrikaans |
Demographics2 Info2: | 2.3% |
Demographics2 Title3: | English |
Demographics2 Info3: | 1.6% |
Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
Demographics2 Info5: | 2.8% |
Timezone1: | SAST |
Utc Offset1: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
Postal Code: | 8614 |
Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
Postal2 Code: | 8614 |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Area Code: | 053 |
Morokweng is a town in Kagisano-Molopo Local Municipality in the North West province of South Africa.
The village, which lies 140 kilometres north-west of Vryburg, was first occupied by Kgosi Maiketso in the 1790s after he broke away from the main Barolong faction at Kuruman.[2]
When Bechuanaland came under British control in 1886, Morokweng was designated a Native Reserve, with an area that by the late 1950s was estimated to be 160,000 morgen in extent.[2]
In 1994, a large impact structure, the Morokweng impact structure, was discovered in the ground near the village.[2]