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Delareyville
Place in North West, South Africa From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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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]
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Agriculture
The area is known for the cultivation of maize, groundnuts, sorghum and sheep and cattle farming.[2]: 317
Mining
References
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