Delareyville

Delareyville
Delareyville, 2770, South Africa
Delareyville
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Delareyville
Delareyville (South Africa)
Delareyville
Delareyville (Africa)
Coordinates: 26°41′0″S 25°28′0″E / 26.68333°S 25.46667°E / -26.68333; 25.46667Coordinates: 26°41′0″S 25°28′0″E / 26.68333°S 25.46667°E / -26.68333; 25.46667
Country South Africa
Province North West
District Ngaka Modiri Molema
Municipality Tswaing
Established 1914
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%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
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. The town is 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.

History

It was laid out in 1914[2]:316 and declared a border industry area in 1968. It was named after Jacobus Herculaas (Koos) de la Rey (1847-1914), General of the Boer forces in the Anglo-Boer War.[3]

Economy

Agriculture

The area is known for the cultivation of maize, groundnuts, sorghum and sheep and cattle farming.[2]:317

Mining

Salt is mined from the many pans in the area.[2]:316

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Main Place Delareyville". Census 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 Erasmus, B.P.J. (2014). On Route in South Africa: Explore South Africa region by region. Jonathan Ball Publishers. p. 401. ISBN 9781920289805.
  3. ↑ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 133.
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