Coligny, North West
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| Coordinates: 26°20′S 26°19′E / 26.333°S 26.317°ECoordinates: 26°20′S 26°19′E / 26.333°S 26.317°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | North West |
| District | Ngaka Modiri Molema |
| Municipality | Ditsobotla |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 3.50 km2 (1.35 sq mi) |
| Population (2001)[1] | |
| • Total | 7,000 |
| • Density | 2,000/km2 (5,000/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2001)[1] | |
| • Black African | 73% |
| • Coloured | 2.5% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.3% |
| • White | 24.3% |
| First languages (2001)[1] | |
| • Tswana | 66.9% |
| • Afrikaans | 24.9% |
| • Xhosa | 3.7% |
| • English | 1.2% |
| • Other | 3.3% |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) |
Coligny is a maize farming town situated next to the railway line between Lichtenburg and Johannesburg in North West Province of South Africa.
It was founded as Treurfontein ("spring of sadness") but renamed to Coligny in 1923, after the Huguenot leader Admiral Gaspard de Coligny.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d "Main Place Coligny". Census 2001. http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/60904.
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