Klerksdorp
Klerksdorp
City of Matlosana | |
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City | |
Cityscape of Klerksdorp | |
| Coordinates: 26°52′S 26°40′E / 26.867°S 26.667°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | North West |
| District | Dr Kenneth Kaunda |
| Municipality | City of Matlosana |
| Area | |
• Total | 105.98 km2 (40.92 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 186,515 |
| • Density | 1,800/km2 (4,600/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 74.0% |
| • Coloured | 6.4% |
| • Indian/Asian | 1.3% |
| • White | 18.0% |
| • Other | 0.3% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Tswana | 42.7% |
| • Afrikaans | 23.8% |
| • Xhosa | 11.7% |
| • Sotho | 10.7% |
| • Other | 11.2% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 2571 |
| PO box | 2570 |
| Area code | 018 |
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| Website | www |
Klerksdorp (/ˈklɑːrksdɔːrp/ KLARKS-dorp) is located in the North West Province, South Africa. Klerksdorp is located 165 km (103 mi) southeast of Mahikeng, the provincial capital. Klerksdorp was also the first capital of the then Transvaal Republic and used to be the home of the first Stock Exchange in the region. It became an important trading town linking Kimberley to Johannesburg. It became home to a mix of farmers, miners and immigrants servicing the two industries. It was then located there because of availability of water and climate change.