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Swartruggens is a small farming town in North West Province, South Africa that was established in 1875.
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| Coordinates: 25°39′S 26°42′E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | North West |
| District | Bojanala Platinum |
| Municipality | Kgetlengrivier |
| Established | 1875 |
| Area | |
• Total | 10.74 km2 (4.15 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 1,969 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (470/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • White | 52.3% |
| • Black African | 39.5% |
| • Indian/Asian | 5.5% |
| • Coloured | 1.8% |
| • Other | 0.8% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 57.4% |
| • Tswana | 21.9% |
| • English | 14.1% |
| • Zulu | 1.7% |
| • Other | 4.9% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 2835 |
| PO box | 2835 |
| Area code | 014 |
The town is located by the Elands River, 69 km east of the town of Zeerust, 56 km west of the city of Rustenburg and 34 km north-west of Koster. It is on the N4 road.[2]
It takes its name 'Swartruggens' from a series of hills there, formerly known as Zwartruggens, the Dutch name for 'black ridges'.[3]
The town of Swartruggens was founded in 1875 on the farm Brakfontein.
After the Siege of Mafeking, during the Second Anglo-Boer War, one of the supply depots was established by Robert Baden-Powell in Swartruggens, as he moved to Pretoria. [4]
A cemetery for British war dead from the Second Anglo-Boer War is located in the town.[5]
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