Ikageng, North West

Place in North West, South Africa
26°42′12″S 27°01′40″E / 26.7034°S 27.0279°E / -26.7034; 27.0279CountrySouth AfricaProvinceNorth WestDistrictDr Kenneth KaundaMunicipalityJB MarksArea • Total17.71 km2 (6.84 sq mi)Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total87,701 • Density5,000/km2 (13,000/sq mi)Racial makeup (2011) • Black African98.0% • Coloured1.2% • Indian/Asian0.2% • White0.2% • Other0.3%First languages (2011) • Tswana58.5% • Sotho14.8% • Xhosa13.9% • English3.0% • Other9.8%Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)Postal code (street)
2539
PO box
2539

Ikageng is a town in Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality in the North West province of South Africa.

It is a Township bordering Potchefstroom. The name is Setswana and means ‘we built for ourselves’.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Main Place Ikageng". Census 2011.
  2. ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 220.


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