Rooiberg

Rooiberg is a town in Waterberg District Municipality in the Limpopo province of South Africa.

Rooiberg
Rooiberg is located in Limpopo
Rooiberg
Rooiberg
Rooiberg is located in South Africa
Rooiberg
Rooiberg
Coordinates: 24.776°S 27.738°E / -24.776; 27.738
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceLimpopo
DistrictWaterberg
MunicipalityThabazimbi
Area
  Total43.98 km2 (16.98 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Total2,310
  Density53/km2 (140/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
  Black African88.4%
  Coloured0.4%
  Indian/Asian0.2%
  White10.8%
  Other0.2%
First languages (2011)
  Tswana65.1%
  Afrikaans10.3%
  Northern Sotho9.0%
  Tsonga4.5%
  Other11.0%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
PO box
0500
Area code014

Town, archaeological site and tin-mining area, 50 km west-north-west of Warmbad, at the conjunction of the Springbok Flats with the Waterberg Plateau. The name is Afrikaans for ‘red mountain’.[2]

References

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


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