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 | 4.18 km2 (1.61 sq mi) |
| Population (2001)[1] | |
| • Total | 2,717 |
| • Density | 650/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2001)[1] | |
| • Black African | 55.9% |
| • Coloured | 2.0% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.3% |
| • White | 41.7% |
| First languages (2001)[1] | |
| • Tswana | 44.2% |
| • Afrikaans | 41.7% |
| • Sotho | 3.1% |
| • Xhosa | 2.8% |
| • Other | 8.2% |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) |
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 [edit]
- ^ a b c d "Main Place Delareyville". Census 2001.
- ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 133.
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