Orkney, South Africa
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This article is about the mining town in South Africa. For other places with the same name, see Orkney (disambiguation).
Orkney is a gold mining town situated in the Klerksdorp district of the North West province, South Africa. It lies on the banks of the Vaal River approximately 180 km from Johannesburg near the N12 (national road from Johannesburg to George).
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Orkney | |
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Deteriorated sign at Orkney railway station | |
Coordinates: 26°58′44″S 26°40′09″E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | North West |
District | Dr Kenneth Kaunda |
Municipality | City of Matlosana |
Area | |
• Total | 16.43 km2 (6.34 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 13,435 |
• Density | 820/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 46.8% |
• Coloured | 1.5% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.2% |
• White | 51.0% |
• Other | 0.4% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Tswana | 51.3% |
• Afrikaans | 14.8% |
• Sotho | 10.4% |
• Xhosa | 8.9% |
• Other | 14.7% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 2620 |
PO box | 2619 |
Area code | 018 |
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