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Template:Infobox South African town Dinokana is a town in Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality in the North West province of South Africa.

The area became the main town of the baHurutshe in 1849, when Kgosi Moiloa I settled it with about 1,500 people, who had been displaced following the Difaqane. Moiloa was accompanied by the Reverend Walter Inglis of the London Missionary Society.[1]

In 1875, a succession dispute in the aftermath of Moiloa's death led to the displacement of many BaHurutshe, and nearly half of the population moved to Gopane.[1]

In the 1980s, while the town was part of Bophuthatswana, a number of agricultural schemes were started close to Dinokana, and the town of Lehurutshe was built about 10 km away to resettle some of the villagers.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Dinokana". North West History. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)