Dendron, Limpopo

Dendron
Dendron Dendron Dendron  Dendron shown within Limpopo
Coordinates: 23°22′05″S 29°19′23″E / 23.368°S 29.323°ECoordinates: 23°22′05″S 29°19′23″E / 23.368°S 29.323°E
Country	South Africa
Province	Limpopo
District	Capricorn
Municipality	Molemole
Area[1]
• Total	4.73 km^2 (1.83 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	4,045
• Density	860/km^2 (2,200/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
• Black African	94.4%
• Coloured	1.0%
• Indian/Asian	0.4%
• White	3.5%
• Other	0.7%
First languages (2011)[1]
• Northern Sotho	83.5%
• Afrikaans	3.5%
• English	2.9%
• Zulu	2.1%
• Other	8.1%
Postal code (street)	0715
PO box	0715
Area code	015

Dendron (officially Mogwadi) is a town in Capricorn District Municipality in the Limpopo province of South Africa.

Village some 68 km north of Pietersburg. It was laid out on the farm Duitsland and then managed by a health committee. The name is derived from the Greek word for ‘tree’ and refers to the abundance of indigenous trees in the area.^[2]

References

1. "Main Place Dendron". Census 2011.
2. "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 134.