Delareyville

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
Delareyville, 2770, South Africa
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Coordinates: 26°41′0″S 25°28′0″E
Country	South Africa
Province	North West
District	Ngaka Modiri Molema
Municipality	Tswaing
Area [1]
• Total	36.53 km^2 (14.10 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	10,630
• Density	290/km^2 (750/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	88.2%
• Coloured	2.0%
• Indian/Asian	0.8%
• White	8.3%
• Other	0.7%
First languages (2011) [1]
• 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

History

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]

Economy

Agriculture

The area is known for the cultivation of maize, groundnuts, sorghum and sheep and cattle farming.[2]^:317

Mining

Salt is mined from the many pans in the area.[2]^:316

References

1. "Main Place Delareyville". 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. "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 133.