Saulspoort (also known as Moruleng)[2] is a village at the northern foot of the Pilanesberg, about 65 km north of Rustenburg. It was named after a former baKgatla chief, Tsheole, called Saul by the early settlers.[3]

Saulspoort
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Coordinates: 25.158°S 27.162°E / -25.158; 27.162
Country	South Africa
Province	North West
District	Bojanala
Municipality	Moses Kotane
Area [1]
• Total	14.76 km2 (5.70 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	11,220
• Density	760/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	99.5%
• Coloured	0.1%
• Indian/Asian	0.1%
• Other	0.3%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Tswana	86.4%
• English	3.3%
• Zulu	2.1%
• S. Ndebele	1.5%
• Other	6.8%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	0318
PO box	0318

It was established when Henri Gonin, a Swiss missionary with the Dutch Reformed Church preaching to the baKgatla tribe, moved to Saulspoort farm, which was owned by the later president Paul Kruger; Kruger eventually sold the farm to Gonin in 1869.[4] In 1895 the baKgatla purchased most of Saulspoort from Gonin.[5]

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