Morokweng Explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Main Place Morokweng . Census 2011.
  2. Web site: Morokweng. https://web.archive.org/web/20140203055358/http://www.nwhist.co.za/view-place.php?placeid=21. dead. 3 February 2014. North West History. 26 January 2014.