Groblersdal

Groblersdal is a farming town situated 32 km north of the 178 million m³ Loskop Dam in the Sekhukhune District of Limpopo.

Groblersdal
Town limit sign
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Coordinates: 25°09′S 29°23′E
Country	South Africa
Province	Limpopo
District	Sekhukhune
Municipality	Elias Motsoaledi
Area [1]
• Total	5.79 km^2 (2.24 sq mi)
Elevation	920 m (3,020 ft)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	4,329
• Density	750/km^2 (1,900/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	47.3%
• Coloured	0.8%
• Indian/Asian	3.6%
• White	47.6%
• Other	0.7%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Afrikaans	50.1%
• Northern Sotho	25.3%
• English	7.0%
• Zulu	3.5%
• Other	14.2%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	0470
PO box	0470
Area code	013
Website	https://www.limpopo-info.co.za/provinces/town/667/groblersdal

The town is South Africa's second largest irrigation settlement. The main crops in this man-made floodplain are cotton, tobacco, citrus fruit, table grapes, maize, wheat, vegetables, sunflower seeds, peanuts, lucerne and peaches, although not in order of importance as some previously leading crops e.g. tobacco, have made way for others such as grapes.

Groblersdal was laid out on the farm "Klipbank" taking advantage of the Loskop Dam, and named after the original owner WJ Grobler.

Notable people from Groblersdal include Roma Blecher, noted philanthropist and Shakespeare scholar, and South African Test bowler Duanne Olivier (born 1992).

See also

• Jaco van der Westhuyzen

References

1. "Main Place Groblersdal". Census 2011.

External links

• Sekhukhune District Municipality