Geysdorp

Geysdorp
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Coordinates: 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 km^2 (1.38 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	1,365
• Density	380/km^2 (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. "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.