Geysdorp
Appearance
Geysdorp | |
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Coordinates: 26°31′59″S 25°18′00″E / 26.533°S 25.3°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | North West |
District | Ngaka Modiri Molema |
Municipality | Tswaing |
Established | 1895 |
Area | |
• Total | 3.58 km2 (1.38 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 1,365 |
• Density | 380/km2 (990/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 96.0% |
• Coloured | 2.5% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.3% |
• White | 1.2% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Tswana | 91.1% |
• Sotho | 2.6% |
• Afrikaans | 2.1% |
• Zulu | 1.2% |
• Other | 3.1% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
PO box | 2771 |
Area code | 053 |
Geysdorp is a town in Tswaing Local Municipality in the North West province of South Africa. The town is in the former Western Transvaal, some 24 km south-west of Delareyville.
History
[edit]It was laid out in 1895 on the farm "Paardefontein".[2]: 317 Probably named after Commandant Nicolaas Claudius Gey van Pittius (1837-1893), Administrator of the Boer republic of Goshen.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Main Place Geysdorp". Census 2011.
- ^ Erasmus, B.P.J. (2014). On Route in South Africa: Explore South Africa region by region. Jonathan Ball Publishers. p. 401. ISBN 9781920289805.
- ^ Raper, Peter E. (1987). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Internet Archive. p. 176. Retrieved 28 August 2013.