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Place in Limpopo, South Africa
Eerstegoud
Eerstegoud is located in LimpopoEerstegoudEerstegoudShow map of LimpopoEerstegoud is located in South AfricaEerstegoudEerstegoudShow map of South Africa
Coordinates: 23°59′06″S 29°21′04″E / 23.985°S 29.351°E / -23.985; 29.351
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceLimpopo
DistrictCapricorn
MunicipalityPolokwane
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
PO box0701

Eerstegoud is a village 14 km south-west of Polokwane. Laid out in 1868, it was first called Marabastad. At the request of the inhabitants the name was changed about 1954 to Eerstegoud, Afrikaans for 'first gold', in memory of the discovery in 1871 of the first gold in the Transvaal at Eersteling by Edward Button.

References

  1. Raper, Peter E. (1987). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Internet Archive. p. 151. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  2. "Polokwane the Segregated city | South African History Online".
Municipalities and communities of Capricorn District Municipality, Limpopo
District seat: Pietersburg (Polokwane)
Blouberg
Capricorn District within South Africa
Capricorn District within South Africa
Molemole
Polokwane
Lepelle-Nkumpi


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