Jan Kempdorp
Jan Kempdorp | |
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Ruins in Jan Kempdorp | |
| Coordinates: 27°55′10″S 24°50′10″E / 27.91944°S 24.83611°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Northern Cape |
| District | Frances Baard |
| Municipality | Phokwane |
| Area | |
• Total | 19.07 km2 (7.36 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 24,220 |
| • Density | 1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 79.4% |
| • Coloured | 12.9% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.4% |
| • White | 6.8% |
| • Other | 0.6% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Tswana | 63.7% |
| • Afrikaans | 19.8% |
| • Xhosa | 9.7% |
| • Sotho | 1.9% |
| • Other | 4.9% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 8550 |
| PO box | 8550 |
| Area code | 053 |
Jan Kempdorp is an agricultural town situated in the centre of the Vaalharts Irrigation Scheme in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. It is situated 96 kilometres (60 mi) north of Kimberley, the provincial capital, and 43 kilometres (27 mi) west of Christiana in North West province.