Roossenekal
Appearance
Roossenekal | |
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Coordinates: 25°11′42″S 29°55′30″E / 25.195°S 29.925°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Limpopo |
District | Sekhukhune |
Municipality | Elias Motsoaledi |
Area | |
• Total | 2.52 km2 (0.97 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 2,625 |
• Density | 1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 92.5% |
• Coloured | 0.7% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.5% |
• White | 6.1% |
• Other | 0.3% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Northern Sotho | 67.3% |
• S. Ndebele | 8.8% |
• Afrikaans | 6.3% |
• Zulu | 3.3% |
• Other | 14.3% |
Time zone | UTC 2 (SAST) |
PO box | 1066 |
Area code | 013 |
Roossenekal is a town in Elias Motsoaledi Local Municipality in the Limpopo province of South Africa.
Village on the western slopes of the Steenkampsberg, 95 km north-east of Middelburg. It was proclaimed in January 1886 and named after two soldiers who died in the war against Mapoch's tribe - Stefanus Johannes Roos, Field-Cornet of the Potchefstroom commando, and Frederick Senekal, Commandant of the Rustenburg commando.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Main Place Roossenekal". Census 2011.
- ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 391.