Dinokana
Quick Fact ......
26,409
6,543
2,5%
6,6%
86,3%
1,9%
Dinokana takes its name from the Dinokana River. It is Tswana for 'place of little streams'. In 1957 the government ordered Chief Abram Ramotshere Pogiso Moiloa - a prominent figure who spoke out against the Bantu Authorities Act and the Bantu Education Act - to command the woman of his tribe to report to Dinokana to receive their pass books. Instead, he encouraged them to refuse. Only 76 woman turned up, causing a setback for the apartheid government's plans in the region. As a result, Chief Moiloa was banished from the area. (GPS coordinates: 25.456 S, 25.8799 E).
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Reference(s)
- Raper PE. 2004. New dictionary of South African Place Names. Jonathan Ball Publishers.
- http://www.sahistory.org.za
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Key Statistics 2011
| Total population | 26,409 |
| Young (0-14) | 34,5% |
| Working Age (15-64) | 57,3% |
| Elderly (65+) | 8,2% |
| Dependency ratio | 74,6 |
| Sex ratio | 88,1 |
| Population density | 671 persons/km2 |
| No schooling aged 20+ | 21,3% |
| Higher education aged 20+ | 2,5% |
| Matric aged 20+ | 21,5% |
| Number of households | 6,543 |
| Average household size | 4 |
| Female headed households | 52,9% |
| Formal dwellings | 79,7% |
| Housing owned/paying off | 89,2% |
| Flush toilet connected to sewerage | 1,9% |
| Weekly refuse removal | 0,9% |
| Piped water inside dwelling | 6,6% |
| Electricity for lighting | 86,3% |