Louisvale Road | |
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Coordinates: 28°34′19″S 21°11′49″E / 28.572°S 21.197°E / -28.572; 21.197 | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Northern Cape |
District | ZF Mgcawu |
Municipality | Dawid Kruiper |
Government | |
• Type | Ward 12 |
• Councillor | Monica Kock |
Area | |
• Total | 0.80 km2 (0.31 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 1,585 |
• Density | 2,000/km2 (5,100/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 7.6% |
• Coloured | 85.2% |
• Indian/Asian | 1.4% |
• White | 0.9% |
• Other | 4.9% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Afrikaans | 92.9% |
• Tswana | 2.7% |
• Other | 4.4% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 8809 |
PO box | 8809 |
Area code | 054 |
Louisvale is a town in ZF Mgcawu District Municipality in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. It has been described as a "small, impoverished town" by the Mail & Guardian,[2] and it briefly became notorious for the baby Tshepang case, regarding the rape of a nine-month-old baby in 2001.[3]
The Louisvale Pirates football team hails from this town.[4]
Municipalities and communities of ZF Mgcawu District Municipality, Northern Cape | ||
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District seat: Upington | ||
Dawid Kruiper | ||
Kai !Garib | ||
Kgatelopele | ||
!Kheis | ||
Tsantsabane |
Authority control databases: National |
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