Mogwadi

Mogwadi (formerly called Dendron) is a small town on the R521 road in the Capricorn District Municipality in the Limpopo province of South Africa.

Mogwadi Dendron
Mogwadi Mogwadi
Coordinates: 23.368°S 29.323°E
Country	South Africa
Province	Limpopo
District	Capricorn
Municipality	Molemole
Area [1]
• Total	4.73 km^2 (1.83 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	4,045
• Density	860/km^2 (2,200/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	94.4%
• Coloured	1.0%
• Indian/Asian	0.4%
• White	3.5%
• Other	0.7%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Northern Sotho	83.5%
• Afrikaans	3.5%
• English	2.9%
• Zulu	2.1%
• Other	8.1%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Area code	015

Located about 61 km northwest of Polokwane. It was laid out on the farm Duitsland and then managed by a health committee. The former name is derived from the Greek word for ‘tree’ and refers to the abundance of indigenous trees in the area.[2]

References

1. "Main Place Mogwadi". Census 2011.
2. "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 134.