Amalia, South Africa
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Amalia | |
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Coordinates: 27°14′53″S 25°2′45″E / 27.24806°S 25.04583°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | North West |
District | Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati |
Municipality | Mamusa |
Area | |
• Total | 2.35 km2 (0.91 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 226 |
• Density | 96/km2 (250/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 24.0% |
• Coloured | 5.8% |
• Indian/Asian | 2.2% |
• White | 67.6% |
• Other | 0.4% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Afrikaans | 74.3% |
• Tswana | 22.1% |
• English | 2.2% |
• Other | 1.3% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 2786 |
PO box | 2786 |
Area code | 053 |
Amalia is a town in Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality in the North West province of South Africa.
The town was founded in 1927 and named for Amalia Faustmann, a well-known local church figure.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Main Place Amalia". Census 2011.
- ^ Adrian Room (2008). African placenames: origins and meanings of the names…. McFarland & Co. p. 21. ISBN 978-0-7864-3546-3.