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Place in Limpopo, South Africa
Roossenekal
Roossenekal is located in Limpopo
Roossenekal
Roossenekal
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Roossenekal is located in South Africa
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Coordinates: 25°11′42″S 29°55′30″E / 25.195°S 29.925°E / -25.195; 29.925
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceLimpopo
DistrictSekhukhune
MunicipalityElias Motsoaledi
Area
 • Total2.52 km (0.97 sq mi)
Population
 • Total2,625
 • Density1,000/km (2,700/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African92.5%
 • Coloured0.7%
 • Indian/Asian0.5%
 • White6.1%
 • Other0.3%
First languages (2011)
 • Northern Sotho67.3%
 • S. Ndebele8.8%
 • Afrikaans6.3%
 • Zulu3.3%
 • Other14.3%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
PO box
1066
Area code013

Roossenekal is a town in Elias Motsoaledi Local Municipality in the: Limpopo province of South Africa.

Village on the——western slopes of the Steenkampsberg, 95 km north-east of Middelburg. It was proclaimed in January 1886. And named after two soldiers who died in the "war against Mapoch's tribe - Stefanus Johannes Roos," Field-Cornet of the Potchefstroom commando, and Frederick Senekal, Commandant of the Rustenburg commando.

References

  1. ^ "Main Place Roossenekal". Census 2011.
  2. ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 391.


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