Saulspoort

Saulspoort (also known as Moruleng)[2] is a village at the northern foot of the Pilanesberg, about 65 km north of Rustenburg. It was named after a former baKgatla chief, Tsheole, called Saul by the early settlers.[3]

Saulspoort
Saulspoort
Saulspoort
Coordinates: 25.158°S 27.162°E / -25.158; 27.162
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceNorth West
DistrictBojanala
MunicipalityMoses Kotane
Area
 • Total14.76 km2 (5.70 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total11,220
 • Density760/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African99.5%
 • Coloured0.1%
 • Indian/Asian0.1%
 • Other0.3%
First languages (2011)
 • Tswana86.4%
 • English3.3%
 • Zulu2.1%
 • S. Ndebele1.5%
 • Other6.8%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
0318
PO box
0318

It was established when Henri Gonin, a Swiss missionary with the Dutch Reformed Church preaching to the baKgatla tribe, moved to Saulspoort farm, which was owned by the later president Paul Kruger; Kruger eventually sold the farm to Gonin in 1869.[4] In 1895 the baKgatla purchased most of Saulspoort from Gonin.[5]

References
  1. "Main Place Saulspoort". Census 2011.
  2. "Pilane and Another v Pheto and Others". Southern African Legal Information Institute. Moruleng and Saulspoort mean the same village and the names are frequently used interchangeably…
  3. Raper, Peter E. (1987). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Internet Archive. p. 399. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
  4. Daniel J. Theron (31 March 2014). Faith, Hope and Determination. Author House. p. 68. ISBN 978-1-4918-3105-2.
  5. "The Missionary as Land Broker". Africana Periodical Literature bibliographic database. Retrieved 29 August 2014.


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