Geysdorp

Place in North West, South Africa
26°31′59″S 25°18′00″E / 26.533°S 25.3°E / -26.533; 25.3CountrySouth AfricaProvinceNorth WestDistrictNgaka Modiri MolemaMunicipalityTswaingEstablished1895Area • Total3.58 km2 (1.38 sq mi)Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total1,365 • Density380/km2 (990/sq mi)Racial makeup (2011) • Black African96.0% • Coloured2.5% • Indian/Asian0.3% • White1.2%First languages (2011) • Tswana91.1% • Sotho2.6% • Afrikaans2.1% • Zulu1.2% • Other3.1%Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)PO box
2771
Area code053

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. ^ a b c d "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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