Mokopane

Mokopane, formerly known as Potgietersrus, is a town in the province of . The town name was changed to Mokopane in 2003 in honour of a local Ma Nrebele leader, King Mghombane Gheghana, who ruled the area before being conquered by the Voortrekkers.
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  • Type: City with 30,200 residents
  • Description: town in Limpopo, South Africa
  • Also known as: Potgietersrus” and “Potgietersrust

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mokopane Biodiversity Conservation Centre.

The was established in 1979 and opened to the public in October 1981, as a satellite of the National Zoological Garden, Pretoria Zoo.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mahwelereng.

Suburb
is a township in the of the of the Limpopo Province of , It is about 2 km from Mokopane.

Mokopane

Latitude
-24.1833° or 24° 11′ south
Longitude
29.0167° or 29° 1′ east
Population
30,200
Elevation
1,117 metres (3,665 feet)
United Nations Location Code
ZA ZCE
Open location code
5G7FR288+MM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 52132483
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­city
Geo­Names ID
964315
Wiki­data ID
Q326927
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Mokopane” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: Mokopane
  • Afrikaans: Potgietersrus
  • Afrikaans: Vredenburg
  • Arabic: موكوبانى
  • Asturian: Mokopane
  • Bengali: মুকুপানে
  • Bulgarian: Мокопане
  • Cebuano: Mokopane
  • Chinese: 波特希特斯勒斯
  • Chinese: 莫科帕內
  • Chinese: 莫科帕内
  • Danish: Mokopane
  • Dutch: Mokopane
  • Dutch: Potgietersrus
  • Dutch: Potgieterus
  • Egyptian Arabic: موكوبانى
  • Esperanto: Mokopane
  • Estonian: Mokopane
  • Finnish: Mokopane
  • French: Mokopane
  • French: Potgetiersrus
  • French: Potgietersrus
  • French: Potgietersrus/Mokopane
  • German: Mokopane
  • German: Potgietersrus
  • Greek: Ποτγιέτερσρους
  • Gujarati: મોકોપેન
  • Hindi: मोकोपेन
  • Indonesian: Mokopane
  • Italian: Mokopane
  • Japanese: ポトギーテルスルス
  • Kannada: ಮೊಕೊಪೇನ್
  • Korean: 모코파네
  • Latvian: Mokopane
  • Lithuanian: Mokopanė
  • Malagasy: Mokopane
  • Malay: Mokopane
  • Marathi: मोकोपेंन
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Mokopane
  • Pedi: Mokopane
  • Pennsylvania German: Potgietersrus
  • Polish: Mokopane
  • Polish: Potgietersrus
  • Portuguese: Mokopane
  • Romanian: Potgietersrus
  • Russian: Мокопане
  • Russian: Потгитерсрус
  • Russian: Потхитерсрюс
  • Sinhala: මොකොපෙන්
  • Spanish: Mokopane
  • Swahili: Mokopane
  • Swedish: Mokopane
  • Tamil: மோகோபென்
  • Telugu: మోకోపేన్
  • Thai: โมโคพาเน่
  • Turkish: Mokopane
  • Ukrainian: Мокопане
  • Urdu: موکوپانی
  • Venda: Mokopane
  • Vietnamese: Mokopane
  • Zulu: IMokopane

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include The Crossing and Mokopane Mall.

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