Delareyville
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| Delareyville | |
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  Delareyville Delareyville shown within South Africa
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| Coordinates: 26°41′0″S 25°28′0″E / 26.68333°S 25.46667°ECoordinates: 26°41′0″S 25°28′0″E / 26.68333°S 25.46667°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | North West |
| District | Ngaka Modiri Molema |
| Municipality | Tswaing |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 36.53 km2 (14.10 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 10,630 |
| • Density | 290/km2 (750/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011)[1] | |
| • Black African | 88.2% |
| • Coloured | 2.0% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.8% |
| • White | 8.3% |
| • Other | 0.7% |
| First languages (2011)[1] | |
| • Tswana | 77.7% |
| • Afrikaans | 10.3% |
| • English | 5.1% |
| • Sotho | 2.3% |
| • Other | 4.6% |
| Postal code (street) | 2770 |
| PO box | 2770 |
| Area code | 053 |
Delareyville is a maize and peanut farming town situated in North West Province of South Africa.
Town 96 km south-west of Lichtenburg, 82 km north-east of Vryburg, 114 km north-west of Wolmaransstad, and 61 km north of Schweizer-Reneke. It was laid out in 1914 and declared a border industry area in 1968. It was named after Jacobus Hercules (Hendrik) de la Rey (1847-1914), General of the Boer forces in the Anglo-Boer War.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Main Place Delareyville". Census 2011.
- ↑ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 133.
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