Pudimoe

Pudimoe
Pudimoe
 Pudimoe shown within North West
Pudimoe
Pudimoe (South Africa)
Pudimoe
Pudimoe (Africa)
Coordinates: 27°23′00″S 24°43′00″E / 27.383333°S 24.716667°E / -27.383333; 24.716667Coordinates: 27°23′00″S 24°43′00″E / 27.383333°S 24.716667°E / -27.383333; 24.716667
Country South Africa
Province North West
District Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati
Municipality Greater Taung
Area[1]
 • Total 3.64 km2 (1.41 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 3,078
 • Density 850/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
 • Black African 98.1%
 • Coloured 1.0%
 • Indian/Asian 0.5%
 • White 0.2%
 • Other 0.2%
First languages (2011)[1]
 • Tswana 88.1%
 • English 2.4%
 • Sotho 2.3%
 • Zulu 1.8%
 • Other 5.3%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street) 8581
PO box 8581
Area code 053

Pudimoe or Pudumong is a town in Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality in the North West province of South Africa.

Town about 17 km north of Taung and 66 km south-west of Schweizer-Reneke. Derived from Tswana, the name means ‘place of wildebeest’ (Connochaetes gnu). It formerly bore the adapted name Pudimoe, still in use for the station.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Main Place Pudimoe". Census 2011.
  2. ↑ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 376.
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