Penge, Limpopo

Penge
Penge  Penge shown within Limpopo
Coordinates: 24°22′59″S 30°19′01″E / 24.383°S 30.317°ECoordinates: 24°22′59″S 30°19′01″E / 24.383°S 30.317°E
Country	South Africa
Province	Limpopo
District	Greater Sekhukhune
Municipality	Greater Tubatse
Area[1]
• Total	28.54 km^2 (11.02 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	2,819
• Density	99/km^2 (260/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
• Black African	99.4%
• Coloured	0.2%
• Indian/Asian	0.1%
• White	0.3%
• Other	0.1%
First languages (2011)[1]
• Northern Sotho	94.8%
• Zulu	1.3%
• English	1.1%
• Other	2.9%
PO box	1160

Penge is a town in Sekhukhune District Municipality in the Limpopo province of South Africa.

Mining village on the Olifants River, 37 km north of Burgersfort. It was established after amosite was discovered there in 1907. Named after Penge, a suburb of London.^[2]

References

1. "Main Place Penge". Census 2011.
2. "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 363.