Mokopane

Also known as Potgietersrus

Mokopane, formerly known as Potgietersrus, is a town in the Limpopo province of South Africa.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Mokopane
Settlement.other_name: Potgietersrus
Settlement.image_skyline: Mokopane, 0601, South Africa - panoramio (9).jpg
Settlement.caption: Mokopane in 2013
Settlement.pushpin_map: South Africa Limpopo#South Africa#Africa
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: South Africa
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Limpopo
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Waterberg
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Mogalakwena
Settlement.subdivision_type4: Main Place
Settlement.established_title: Established
Settlement.leader_title: Councillor
Settlement.area_total_km2: 75.13
Settlement.elevation_m: 1,130

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Wikidata facts

Area: 75.13
Elevation: 1117
Image: Mokopane, 0601, South Africa - panoramio (9).jpg
Dialing code: 015

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inception: 1907-01-01
postal code: 0600
Commons category: Mokopane

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Mokopane, formerly known as Potgietersrus, is a town in the Limpopo province of South Africa.

The town name was changed to Mokopane in 2003 in honour of a local Ma Nrebele leader, King Mghombane Gheghana, who ruled the area before being conquered by the Voortrekkers. Mokopane is the Northern Sotho form of the king's name and is hence erroneous, even though the majority language in the area is Northern Sotho. Five kingdoms in the vicinity of the town are Kekana (Moshate), Langa (Mapela), Lebelo (Garasvlei), and Langa (Bakenburg). It is still referred to as Potgietersrus or "Potties".