Pudimoe

Pudimoe or Pudumong is a town in Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality in the North West province of South Africa.

Pudimoe
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Coordinates: 27.383333°S 24.716667°E / -27.383333; 24.716667
Country	South Africa
Province	North West
District	Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati
Municipality	Greater Taung
Area [1]
• Total	3.64 km2 (1.41 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	3,078
• Density	850/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	98.1%
• Coloured	1.0%
• Indian/Asian	0.5%
• White	0.2%
• Other	0.2%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Tswana	88.1%
• English	2.4%
• Sotho	2.3%
• Zulu	1.8%
• Other	5.3%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	8581
PO box	8581
Area code	053

The town is located about 17 kilometres (11 mi) north of Taung and 66 kilometres (41 mi) south-west of Schweizer-Reneke. The name, derived from the Tswana language, means “place of goats”. It formerly bore the adapted name Pudimoe, which is still in use at the town’s train station.^[2]