Cooke’s Lake

Cooke’s Lake is a reservoir in , , . Cooke’s Lake is situated near the suburb , as well as near .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mahikeng and Mmabatho.

Photo: South African Tourism, CC BY 2.0.
, also known as Mafikeng and Mafeking, is a town of 15,000 people in , South Africa. The town has many resorts, popular around the summer season. It is famous for the Siege of Mafeking, in which Robert Baden-Powell rose to fame.

Suburb
is the former capital of the North-West Province of . During the apartheid era, it was the capital of the former "Bantustan" of Bophuthatswana, separated from the adjacent Mafeking or Mafikeng, which temporarily remained outside Bophuthatswana.

Cooke’s Lake

Latitude
-25.8678° or 25° 52′ 4″ south
Longitude
25.6538° or 25° 39′ 14″ east
Open location code
5G674MJ3+VG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 504718241
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­reservoir
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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Riviera Park and Danville.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: The Northwest Mall and Mahikeng Museum.

North West Province: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Mahikeng and Rustenburg.

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