Mookgophong, formerly known as Naboomspruit, is a town in the Limpopo province of South Africa. The town is located approximately 42 km north-east of Modimolle and 51 km south-west of Mokopane.
History
It was founded on the farm Vischgat in 1907 and administered by a health committee from 1919. The name Naboomspruit is Afrikaans but derived from
Khoekhoen; ‘euphorbia tree stream’, after the
Euphorbia ingens which grows there.
The town was officially renamed Mookgophong on the 24 November 2006, by the South African government.
[ Old place names ]
