Marikana

Also known as Rooikoppies

Marikana, also known as Rooikoppies, is a town in the Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality in the North West province of South Africa.

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Settlement.name: Marikana (Maretlwane)
Settlement.native_name: Rooikoppies
Settlement.other_name: Koppies
Settlement.pushpin_map: South Africa North West#South Africa
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: South Africa
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: North West
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Bojanala Platinum
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Rustenburg
Settlement.subdivision_type4: Main Place
Settlement.established_title: Established
Settlement.leader_title: Councillor
Settlement.area_total_km2: 17.54
Settlement.population_total: 19522
Settlement.population_as_of: 2011

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Area: 17.54
Dialing code: 014

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Commons category: Marikana
postal code: 0284

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Marikana, also known as Rooikoppies, is a town in the Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality in the North West province of South Africa.

The name Rooikoppies means 'red hills' in Afrikaans.