Mooinooi is a platinum and palladium mining town in the North West province of South Africa, roughly halfway between Brits and Rustenburg.

Mooinooi
Mooinooi is located in North West (South African province)
Mooinooi
Mooinooi
Mooinooi is located in South Africa
Mooinooi
Mooinooi
Coordinates: 25°45′S 27°33′E / 25.750°S 27.550°E / -25.750; 27.550
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceNorth West
DistrictBojanala
MunicipalityMadibeng
Area
 • Total5.59 km2 (2.16 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total4,733
 • Density850/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African38.0%
 • Coloured2.9%
 • Indian/Asian0.2%
 • White58.4%
 • Other0.5%
First languages (2011)
 • Afrikaans59.2%
 • Tswana13.1%
 • English5.7%
 • Sotho5.4%
 • Other16.6%
Time zoneUTC 2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
0325
PO box
0325
Area code014

Formerly a boomtown, the Great Recession caused the town to go bust.[2] Former miners lost their jobs and local services had gone out of business.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Main Place Mooinooi". Census 2011.
  2. ^ "Mooinooi hangs tough". Mail & Guardian. Retrieved 27 January 2014.