Coordinates: 26°31′59″S 25°18′00″E / 26.533°S 25.3°E / -26.533; 25.3

Geysdorp

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Geysdorp
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CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceNorth West
DistrictNgaka Modiri Molema
MunicipalityTswaing
Established1895
Area
 • Total
3.58 km2 (1.38 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total
1,365
 • Density381/km2 (988/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

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

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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

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