Joe Morolong Local Municipality
Joe Morolong Municipality, formerly Moshaweng Municipality, is a local municipality within the John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. Moshaweng is a Setswana name for "place of sand".- Type: Locality with 70,000 residents
- Description: local municipality in the Northern Cape, South Africa
- Also known as: “Joe Morolong Municipality”, “Moshaweng Local Municipality”, “Moshaweng Municipality”, “Moshaweng Plaaslike Munisipaliteit”, and “municipalité locale de Joe Morolong”
Joe Morolong Local Municipality
Latitude
-26.8382° or 26° 50′ 18″ south
Longitude
22.9382° or 22° 56′ 18″ east
Population
70,000
Elevation
1,049 metres (3,442 feet)
Open location code
5G545W6Q+P7
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
This page is based on GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Joe Morolong Local Municipality” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Joe Morolong Plaaslike Munisipaliteit”
- Cebuano: “Joe Morolong”
- Chinese: “喬·莫羅洛恩格地方自治市”
- Dutch: “Joe Morolong”
- Dutch: “Moshaweng”
- French: “Joe Morolong”
- German: “Joe Morolong Local Municipality”
- German: “Joe Morolong”
- Italian: “Municipalità locale di Joe Morolong”
- Italian: “Municipalità locale di Moshaweng”
- Novial: “Joe Morolong Komunie, Sud Afrika”
- Novial: “Moshaweng Komunie, Sud Afrika”
- Pedi: “Mmušôgaê wa Joe Morolong”
- Polish: “Joe Morolong”
- Spanish: “Joe Morolong”
- Tswana: “Motsana wa Moshaweng”
- Welsh: “Bwrdeistref Lleol Joe Morolong”
- Zulu: “Joe Morolong Local Municipality”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: March and Penryn.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Garingkop and Rooiberge.
Northern Cape: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Kimberley and Orania.
Curious Places to Discover
Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.