Mookgophong

Mookgophong, also known by its former name, Naboomspruit, is a town in the Limpopo province of South Africa. The town is located approximately 42 km north-east of Modimolle and 51 km south-west of Mokopane.

Mookgophong
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Coordinates: 24°31′S 28°43′E
Country	South Africa
Province	Limpopo
District	Waterberg
Municipality	Mookgophong
Established	1907
• Councillor	(ANC)
Area [1]
• Total	27.18 km^2 (10.49 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	24,853
• Density	910/km^2 (2,400/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	88.1%
• Coloured	0.4%
• Indian/Asian	0.2%
• White	10.9%
• Other	0.5%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Northern Sotho	56.3%
• Tsonga	13.7%
• Afrikaans	10.9%
• Sotho	6.1%
• Other	12.9%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	0560
PO box	0560
Area code	014

History

It was founded on the farm Vischgat in 1907 and administered by a health committee from 1919. The name Naboomspruit is Afrikaans but derived from Khoekhoen; ‘euphorbia tree stream’, after the Euphorbia ingens which grows there.[2] The town was officially renamed Mookgophong on the 24 November 2006, by the South African government.[3]

References

1. "Main Place Mookgophong". Census 2011.
2. "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 325.
3. Old place names Archived 2010-02-08 at the Wayback Machine