Pudimoe

Place in North West, South Africa
27°23′00″S 24°43′00″E / 27.383333°S 24.716667°E / -27.383333; 24.716667CountrySouth AfricaProvinceNorth WestDistrictDr Ruth Segomotsi MompatiMunicipalityGreater TaungArea • Total3.64 km2 (1.41 sq mi)Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total3,078 • Density850/km2 (2,200/sq mi)Racial makeup (2011) • Black African98.1% • Coloured1.0% • Indian/Asian0.5% • White0.2% • Other0.2%First languages (2011) • Tswana88.1% • English2.4% • Sotho2.3% • Zulu1.8% • Other5.3%Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)Postal code (street)
8581
PO box
8581
Area code053

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

The town is located about 17 kilometres (11 mi) north of Taung and 66 kilometres (41 mi) south-west of Schweizer-Reneke. The name, derived from the Tswana language, means “place of goats”. It formerly bore the adapted name Pudimoe, which is still in use at the town’s train station.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Main Place Pudimoe". Census 2011.
  2. ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 376.

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