Perdekop
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Perdekop
Perdekop shown within South Africa |
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| Coordinates: 27°10′S 29°38′E / 27.167°S 29.633°ECoordinates: 27°10′S 29°38′E / 27.167°S 29.633°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Mpumalanga |
| District | Gert Sibande |
| Municipality | Seme |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 1.88 km2 (0.73 sq mi) |
| Population (2001)[1] | |
| • Total | 2,304 |
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2001)[1] | |
| • Black African | 93.8% |
| • Coloured | 0.3% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.9% |
| • White | 5.0% |
| First languages (2001)[1] | |
| • Zulu | 75.6% |
| • Sotho | 15.1% |
| • Afrikaans | 5.4% |
| • Swazi | 1.4% |
| • Other | 2.5% |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) |
Perdekop, (Afrikaans for horse hill), is a small town situated on top of a 1,889m peak in the Mpumalanga province, in South Africa.
Village 38km north of Volksrust and 47km south of Standerton. Formerly Paardekop, ‘horses hill’, from the practice of keeping horses there when horse-sickness prevailed in lower lying areas.[2]
The town was established during an equine sickness epidemic when farmers found that when they brought their horses to the top of this hill they were protected from the sickness. During the Second Boer War the British operated a lookout balloon here to monitor Boer activities.
References [edit]
- ^ a b c d "Main Place". Census 2001.
- ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 363.
