Geysdorp

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.

Geysdorp
Geysdorp
Geysdorp
Coordinates: 26.533°S 25.3°E / -26.533; 25.3
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceNorth West
DistrictNgaka Modiri Molema
MunicipalityTswaing
Established1895
Area
 • 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

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]

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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.


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