Dinokana

Dinokana
Dinokana Dinokana Dinokana  Dinokana shown within North West
Coordinates: 25°26′49″S 25°51′47″E / 25.447°S 25.863°ECoordinates: 25°26′49″S 25°51′47″E / 25.447°S 25.863°E
Country	South Africa
Province	North West
District	Ngaka Modiri Molema
Municipality	Ramotshere Moiloa
Area[1]
• Total	39.34 km^2 (15.19 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	26,409
• Density	670/km^2 (1,700/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
• Black African	99.4%
• Coloured	0.2%
• Indian/Asian	0.2%
• White	0.1%
• Other	0.1%
First languages (2011)[1]
• Tswana	92.4%
• English	2.6%
• Zulu	1.3%
• S. Ndebele	1.2%
• Other	2.4%
Postal code (street)	2868
PO box	2868
Area code	018

Dinokana is a town in Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality in the North West province of South Africa.

The area became the main town of the baHurutshe in 1849, when Kgosi Moiloa I settled it with about 1,500 people, who had been displaced following the Difaqane. Moiloa was accompanied by the Reverend Walter Inglis of the London Missionary Society.^[2]

In 1875, a succession dispute in the aftermath of Moiloa's death led to the displacement of many BaHurutshe, and nearly half of the population moved to Gopane.^[2]

In the 1980s, while the town was part of Bophuthatswana, a number of agricultural schemes were started close to Dinokana, and the town of Lehurutshe was built about 10 km away to resettle some of the villagers.^[2]

References

1. "Main Place Dinokana". Census 2011.
2. "Dinokana". North West History. Retrieved 26 January 2014.