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Place in North West, South Africa From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Delareyville is a maize- and peanut-farming town situated in North West Province of South Africa. The town is 96 km south-west of Lichtenburg, 82 km north-east of Vryburg, 114 km north-west of Wolmaransstad, and 61 km north of Schweizer-Reneke.
Delareyville | |
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![]() Delareyville, 2770, South Africa | |
Coordinates: 26°41′0″S 25°28′0″E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | North West |
District | Ngaka Modiri Molema |
Municipality | Tswaing |
Area | |
• Total | 36.53 km2 (14.10 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 10,630 |
• Density | 290/km2 (750/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 88.2% |
• Coloured | 2.0% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.8% |
• White | 8.3% |
• Other | 0.7% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Tswana | 77.7% |
• Afrikaans | 10.3% |
• English | 5.1% |
• Sotho | 2.3% |
• Other | 4.6% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 2770 |
PO box | 2770 |
Area code | 053 |
It was laid out in 1914[2]: 316 and declared a border industry area in 1968. It was named after Jacobus Herculaas (Koos) de la Rey (1847-1914), General of the Boer forces in the Anglo-Boer War.[3]
The area is known for the cultivation of maize, groundnuts, sorghum and sheep and cattle farming.[2]: 317
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