Pudimoe

Pudimoe
Pudimoe Pudimoe Pudimoe  Pudimoe shown within North West
Coordinates: 27°23′00″S 24°43′00″E / 27.383333°S 24.716667°ECoordinates: 27°23′00″S 24°43′00″E / 27.383333°S 24.716667°E
Country	South Africa
Province	North West
District	Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati
Municipality	Greater Taung
Area[1]
• Total	3.64 km^2 (1.41 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	3,078
• Density	850/km^2 (2,200/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
• Black African	98.1%
• Coloured	1.0%
• Indian/Asian	0.5%
• White	0.2%
• Other	0.2%
First languages (2011)[1]
• Tswana	88.1%
• English	2.4%
• Sotho	2.3%
• Zulu	1.8%
• Other	5.3%
Postal code (street)	8581
PO box	8581
Area code	053

Pudimoe or Pudumong is a town in Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality in the North West province of South Africa.

Town about 17 km north of Taung and 66 km south-west of Schweizer-Reneke. Derived from Tswana, the name means ‘place of wildebeest’ (Connochaetes gnu). It formerly bore the adapted name Pudimoe, still in use for the station.^[2]

References

1. "Main Place Pudimoe". Census 2011.
2. "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 376.