Rooigrond
| Rooigrond | |
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 Rooigrond
Rooigrond shown within the North West |
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Rooigrond
Rooigrond shown within South Africa |
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| Coordinates: 25°55′19″S 25°48′07″E / 25.922°S 25.802°ECoordinates: 25°55′19″S 25°48′07″E / 25.922°S 25.802°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | North West |
| District | Ngaka Modiri Molema |
| Municipality | Mafikeng |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 2.55 km2 (0.98 sq mi) |
| Population (2001)[1] | |
| • Total | 286 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2001)[1] | |
| • Black African | 49.7% |
| • Coloured | 9.4% |
| • Indian/Asian | 4.2% |
| • White | 36.7% |
| First languages (2001)[1] | |
| • Tswana | 42.3% |
| • Afrikaans | 40.9% |
| • English | 10.5% |
| • Sotho | 2.1% |
| • Other | 4.2% |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) |
Rooigrond is a town in Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality in the North West province of South Africa.
Hamlet 16 km south-east of Mafikeng and 25 km south-west of Ottoshoop. Afrikaans for ‘red ground’. The place was formerly known as Vrywilligersrus and Heliopolis. Part of the region Rooigrond, ceded to Boer volunteers under Adriaan de la Rey by Tswana chiefs in the 1880s, became the republics of Stellaland and Goshen.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d "Main Place Rooigrond". Census 2001.
- ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 391.
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