Morokweng
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| Coordinates | 26 ° 7 '36 " S , 23 ° 46' 30" E | ||
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| Country | South Africa | ||
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| District | Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | ZA-NW | ||
| local community | Kagisano-Molopo | ||
| height | 1143 m | ||
| surface | 24.2 km² | ||
| Residents | 14,260 (2011) | ||
| density | 590 Ew. / km² | ||
| founding | 1790s | ||
Morokweng is a place in the South African province of Northwest (North West). It is located in the Kagisano-Molopo parish in the Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati district .
geography
Morokweng has 14,260 inhabitants (2011 census). 93% of the population named Setswana as their first language in the census . The area is flat and sparsely populated, and the climate is arid . The Tswaing Pan salt pan is located near the village . Morokweng is about 60 kilometers northwest of Ganyesa . The place is south of the border with Botswana .
The southwestern Morokweng Crater , an impact crater discovered in 1994 and around 70 kilometers wide, is named after the place.
history
Morokweng emerged in the 1790s as the seat of Kgosi Manketso, who led a split from the Barolong . In 1886 the area around Morokweng and Ganyesa was declared as a native reserve after the formation of British Bechuanaland (for example: "Native reserve "). Until 1994 it belonged to the homeland Bophuthatswana .
Economy and Transport
The place is agriculturally oriented.
The R375 trunk road leads from the Botswana border in the northwest via Morokweng to Ganyesa in the southeast.