Roedtan is a small town in the
Limpopo
Limpopo () is the northernmost Provinces of South Africa, province of South Africa. It is named after the Limpopo River, which forms the province's western and northern borders. The term Limpopo is derived from Rivombo (Livombo/Lebombo), a ...
province,
South Africa
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, set in the midst of the
Springbok Flats. Roedtan has a railroad station from
.
The cave
Makapansgat
Makapansgat () (or Makapan Valley World Heritage Site) is an archaeological location within the Makapansgat and Zwartkrans Valleys, northeast of Mokopane in Limpopo province, South Africa. It is an important palaeontological site, with the loca ...
is now known to record early hominid occupation (1,500,000 years ago) and is a national monument. The Springbok Flats is a reminder that great herds of
Springbok once populated the plain, which was also frequented by
lions and other wild animals.
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Populated places in the Modimolle–Mookgophong Local Municipality