Roossenekal

Roossenekal is a town in Elias Motsoaledi Local Municipality in the Limpopo province of South Africa.

Roossenekal
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Coordinates: 25.195°S 29.925°E / -25.195; 29.925
Country	South Africa
Province	Limpopo
District	Sekhukhune
Municipality	Elias Motsoaledi
Area [1]
• Total	2.52 km^2 (0.97 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	2,625
• Density	1,000/km^2 (2,700/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	92.5%
• Coloured	0.7%
• Indian/Asian	0.5%
• White	6.1%
• Other	0.3%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Northern Sotho	67.3%
• S. Ndebele	8.8%
• Afrikaans	6.3%
• Zulu	3.3%
• Other	14.3%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
PO box	1066
Area code	013

Village on the western slopes of the Steenkampsberg, 95 km north-east of Middelburg. It was proclaimed in January 1886 and named after two soldiers who died in the war against Mapoch's tribe - Stefanus Johannes Roos, Field-Cornet of the Potchefstroom commando, and Frederick Senekal, Commandant of the Rustenburg commando.[2]

References

1. "Main Place Roossenekal". Census 2011.
2. "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 391.