Ikageng
Ikageng is a town in Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality in the North West province of South Africa.
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Coordinates: 26.7034°S 27.0279°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | North West |
District | Dr Kenneth Kaunda |
Municipality | JB Marks |
Area | |
• Total | 17.71 km2 (6.84 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 87,701 |
• Density | 5,000/km2 (13,000/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 98.0% |
• Coloured | 1.2% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.2% |
• White | 0.2% |
• Other | 0.3% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Tswana | 58.5% |
• Sotho | 14.8% |
• Xhosa | 13.9% |
• English | 3.0% |
• Other | 9.8% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 2539 |
PO box | 2539 |
It is a Township bordering Potchefstroom. The name is Setswana and means ‘we built for ourselves’.[2]
References
- "Main Place Ikageng". Census 2011.
- "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 220.
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