Morokweng

Morokweng
Morokweng  Morokweng shown within North West
Coordinates: 26°07′37″S 23°46′30″E / 26.127°S 23.775°ECoordinates: 26°07′37″S 23°46′30″E / 26.127°S 23.775°E
Country	South Africa
Province	North West
District	Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati
Municipality	Kagisano/Molopo
Area[1]
• Total	24.17 km^2 (9.33 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	14,260
• Density	590/km^2 (1,500/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
• Black African	97.4%
• Coloured	1.8%
• Indian/Asian	0.3%
• Other	0.5%
First languages (2011)[1]
• Tswana	93.4%
• Afrikaans	2.3%
• English	1.6%
• Other	2.8%
Postal code (street)	8614
PO box	8614
Area code	053

Morokweng is a town in Kagisano-Molopo Local Municipality in the North West province of South Africa.

The village, which lies 140 kilometres north-west of Vryburg, was first occupied by Kgosi Maiketso in the 1790s after he broke away from the main Barolong faction at Kuruman.^[2]

When Bechuanaland came under British control in 1886, Morkweng was designated a Native Reserve, with an area that by the late 1950s was estimated to be 160,000 morgen in extent.^[2]

In 1994, a large impact crater, the Morokweng crater, was discovered in the ground near the village.^[2]

References

1. "Main Place Morokweng". Census 2011.
2. "Morokweng". North West History. Retrieved 26 January 2014.