Mogapeng is a village in the municipality of Greater Tzaneen, Mopani District, Limpopo, South Africa.[1] As of the 2011 Census, it has a population of 2,702 (in 686 households) and an area of 2.80 square kilometres (1.08 sq mi).[2]
Mogapeng | |
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Coordinates: 24°04′04″S 30°16′44″E / 24.0679°S 30.2789°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Limpopo |
District | Mopani |
Municipality | Greater Tzaneen |
Area | |
• Total | 2.80 km2 (1.08 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 2,702 |
• Density | 970/km2 (2,500/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Area code | 015 |
Mogapeng is located in the monsoon influenced humid subtropical climate (Cwa) of the Köppen climate classification system.[3][4]
Notable people from Mogapeng include music producer Rupert Bopape, who died at his home there in 2012,[5] and Donald Ramphadi, winner of the French Open's quad wheelchair tennis doubles tournament and a Paralympics bronze medalist.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Mogapeng Statistics". Stats SA. Statistics SA. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
- ^ Frith, Adrian. "Mogapeng". Census 2011 Data. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
- ^ "Koppen Earth". Koppen Earth. Haizea Analytics. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
- ^ "Mogapeng, Greater Tzaneen, Mopani District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa". Mindat. Hudson Institute of Mineralogy. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
- ^ Maponya, Frank. "Music great Rupert Bopape dies". Sowetan Live. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
- ^ McLean, Ross. "'I am carrying the South African flag on my shoulders'". ITF. International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 4 September 2024.