Dinokana
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Dinokana
Dinokana
Dinokana shown within North West
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| 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 | |
| • Total | 39.34 km2 (15.19 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 26,409 |
| • Density | 670/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 99.4% |
| • Coloured | 0.2% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.2% |
| • White | 0.1% |
| • Other | 0.1% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • 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.
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.
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.
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