Mogwase
| Mogwase | |||
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| Coordinates | 25 ° 16 ′ 30 " S , 27 ° 14 ′ 25" E | ||
| Basic data | |||
| Country | South Africa | ||
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| District | Bojanala Platinum | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | ZA-NW | ||
| local community | Moses Kotane | ||
| height | 1073 m | ||
| surface | 19.5 km² | ||
| Residents | 10,743 (2011) | ||
| density | 550.6 Ew. / km² | ||
Mogwase is a place in the South African province of Northwest (North West). It is the administrative seat of the community of Moses Kotane in the Bojanala Platinum district .
geography
Mogwase had 10,743 inhabitants at the 2011 census. 67% of residents said Setswana was their first language. The place consists of several scattered districts. Mogwase is located on the eastern edge of the Pilanesberg near Sun City .
Economy and Transport
The place benefits from platinum mining in surrounding communities, but is in a rural setting.
The R510 trunk road, which connects Rustenburg in the south with Thabazimbi in the north, runs through Mogwase, which also has a freight station on the freight line from Pretoria via Rustenburg and Thabazimbi to the Matimba power station .
Web links
- Tourist information at sa-venues.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b 2011 Census , accessed on January 13, 2018
- ↑ Tourist information at sa-venues.com (English), accessed on January 13, 2018