Geysdorp

Geysdorp
Geysdorp
 Geysdorp shown within North West
Geysdorp
Geysdorp (South Africa)
Geysdorp
Geysdorp (Africa)
Coordinates: 26°31′59″S 25°18′00″E / 26.533°S 25.3°E / -26.533; 25.3Coordinates: 26°31′59″S 25°18′00″E / 26.533°S 25.3°E / -26.533; 25.3
Country South Africa
Province North West
District Ngaka Modiri Molema
Municipality Tswaing
Established 1895
Area[1]
 • Total 3.58 km2 (1.38 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 1,365
 • Density 380/km2 (990/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
 • Black African 96.0%
 • Coloured 2.5%
 • Indian/Asian 0.3%
 • White 1.2%
First languages (2011)[1]
 • Tswana 91.1%
 • Sotho 2.6%
 • Afrikaans 2.1%
 • Zulu 1.2%
 • Other 3.1%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
PO box 2771
Area code 053

Geysdorp is a town in Tswaing Local Municipality in the North West province of South Africa. The town is in the former Western Transvaal, some 24 km south-west of Delareyville.

History

It was laid out in 1895 on the farm "Paardefontein".[2]:317 Probably named after Commandant Nicolaas Claudius Gey van Pittius (1837-1893), Administrator of the Boer republic of Goshen.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Main Place Geysdorp". Census 2011.
  2. ↑ Erasmus, B.P.J. (2014). On Route in South Africa: Explore South Africa region by region. Jonathan Ball Publishers. p. 401. ISBN 9781920289805.
  3. ↑ Raper, Peter E. (1987). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Internet Archive. p. 176. Retrieved 28 August 2013.


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