Mooinooi

Mooinooi is a platinum and palladium mining town in the North West province of South Africa, roughly halfway between Brits and Rustenburg.

Mooinooi
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Coordinates: 25°45′S 27°33′E
Country	South Africa
Province	North West
District	Bojanala
Municipality	Madibeng
Area [1]
• Total	5.59 km^2 (2.16 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	4,733
• Density	850/km^2 (2,200/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	38.0%
• Coloured	2.9%
• Indian/Asian	0.2%
• White	58.4%
• Other	0.5%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Afrikaans	59.2%
• Tswana	13.1%
• English	5.7%
• Sotho	5.4%
• Other	16.6%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	0325
PO box	0325
Area code	014

Formerly a boomtown, the Great Recession has caused the town to go bust.[2] Former miners lost their jobs and local services have gone out of business.

References

1. "Main Place Mooinooi". Census 2011.
2. "Mooinooi hangs tough". Mail & Guardian. Retrieved 27 January 2014.