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Mookgophong
Limpopotown
Total population
24,853
Founded
1907
Air quality index
Demographic figures from Statistics South Africa. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Mookgophong, formerly known as Naboomspruit, is a town in the Limpopo province of South Africa. The town is located approximately 42 km north-east of Modimolle and 51 km south-west of Mokopane.
Read more on WikipediaHistory & geography
History
It was founded on the farm Vischgat in 1907 and administered by a health committee from 1919. The name Naboomspruit is Afrikaans but derived from Khoekhoen; ‘euphorbia tree stream’, after the Euphorbia ingens which grows there. The town was officially renamed Mookgophong on the 24 November 2006, by the South African government.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Gray Go-away-birdCorythaixoides concolor (A.Smith, 1833) · Aves786
- Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilis (Bechstein, 1794) · Aves736
- Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicola (Sundevall, 1857) · Aves718
- Magpie ShrikeUrolestes melanoleucus (Jardine, 1831) · Aves703
- Burchell's StarlingLamprotornis australis (A.Smith, 1836) · Aves647
- Cape StarlingLamprotornis nitens (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves645
- Blacksmith LapwingVanellus armatus (Burchell, 1822) · Aves645
- Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves619
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.8 — 2013-12-0233 km SE of Modimolle, South Africa
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Limpopo
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
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Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Elevation
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API