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Wolmaransstad
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DR Church in Wolmaransstad
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| Coordinates: 27°13′0″S 25°58′28″E / 27.21667°S 25.97444°E / -27.21667; 25.97444 | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | North West |
| District | Dr Kenneth Kaunda |
| Municipality | Maquassi Hills |
| Area | |
| • Total | 41.68 km2 (16.09 sq mi) |
| Population
(2011)[1]
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| • Total | 3,633 |
| • Density | 87/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 35.4% |
| • Coloured | 2.6% |
| • Indian/Asian | 2.8% |
| • White | 57.4% |
| • Other | 1.8% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 71.6% |
| • Tswana | 13.0% |
| • English | 8.2% |
| • Sotho | 2.5% |
| • Other | 4.7% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) |
2630
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| PO box |
2630
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| Area code | 018 |
Wolmaransstad (Afrikaans for "Wolmarans City") is a maize-farming town situated on the N12 between Johannesburg and KimberleyinNorth West ProvinceofSouth Africa. The town lies in an important alluvial diamond-mining area and it is the main town of the Maquassi Hills Local Municipality.
Town 245 km south-west of Johannesburg and 56 km north-east of Bloemhof. It was laid out on the farms Rooderand and Vlakfontein in 1888, and proclaimed a town in 1891. Named after Jacobus M. A. Wolmarans, then member of the Executive Council.[2]
Wolmaransstad originated in 1891 on the banks of the Makwasi River (San word for a type of wild spearmint) and takes its name from J. M. A. Wolmarans, a volksraad councilman.
Wolmaransstad serves a large community and is an important diamond buying center.
The Dutch Reformed church building was designed by Gerard Moerdijk.
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