Pudimoe
Pudimoe or Pudumong is a town in Dr. Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality in the North West province of South Africa.
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Coordinates: 27.383333°S 24.716667°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | North West |
District | Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati |
Municipality | Greater Taung |
Area | |
• Total | 3.64 km2 (1.41 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 3,078 |
• Density | 850/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 98.1% |
• Coloured | 1.0% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.5% |
• White | 0.2% |
• Other | 0.2% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Tswana | 88.1% |
• English | 2.4% |
• Sotho | 2.3% |
• Zulu | 1.8% |
• Other | 5.3% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 8581 |
PO box | 8581 |
Area code | 053 |
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
- "Main Place Pudimoe". Census 2011.
- "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 376.
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