Pudimoe

Pudimoe or Pudumong is a town in Dr. Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality in the North West province of South Africa.

Pudimoe
Pudimoe
Pudimoe
Coordinates: 27.383333°S 24.716667°E / -27.383333; 24.716667
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceNorth West
DistrictDr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati
MunicipalityGreater Taung
Area
  Total3.64 km2 (1.41 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Total3,078
  Density850/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
  Black African98.1%
  Coloured1.0%
  Indian/Asian0.5%
  White0.2%
  Other0.2%
First languages (2011)
  Tswana88.1%
  English2.4%
  Sotho2.3%
  Zulu1.8%
  Other5.3%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
8581
PO box
8581
Area code053

The town is located about 17 kilometres (11 mi) north of Taung and 66 kilometres (41 mi) south-west of Schweizer-Reneke. The name, derived from the Tswana language, means “place of wildebeest”. It formerly bore the adapted name Pudimoe, which is still in use at the town’s train station.[2]

References

  1. "Main Place Pudimoe". Census 2011.
  2. "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 376.
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