Geysdorp

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.

Geysdorp
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Coordinates: 26.533°S 25.3°E / -26.533; 25.3
Country	South Africa
Province	North West
District	Ngaka Modiri Molema
Municipality	Tswaing
Established	1895
Area [1]
• Total	3.58 km2 (1.38 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	1,365
• Density	380/km2 (990/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	96.0%
• Coloured	2.5%
• Indian/Asian	0.3%
• White	1.2%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Tswana	91.1%
• Sotho	2.6%
• Afrikaans	2.1%
• Zulu	1.2%
• Other	3.1%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
PO box	2771
Area code	053

History

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]