Ventersdorp
Ventersdorp is a town of 4,200 in Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality, North West Province, South Africa. It was the seat of the defunct Ventersdorp Local Municipality until 2016.
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| Coordinates: 26°19′S 26°49′E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | North West |
| District | Dr Kenneth Kaunda |
| Municipality | JB Marks |
| Established | 1866 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 53.88 km2 (20.80 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 4,204 |
| • Density | 78/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 51.4% |
| • Coloured | 5.5% |
| • Indian/Asian | 2.3% |
| • White | 40.2% |
| • Other | 0.5% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 46.6% |
| • Tswana | 40.5% |
| • English | 4.3% |
| • Xhosa | 2.8% |
| • Other | 5.8% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 2710 |
| PO box | 2710 |
| Area code | 018 |
Ventersdorp is centrally located, making it easier to access more prominent urban towns such as Klerksdorp, Lichtenburg, Potchefstroom and Rustenburg. The township (or Location) of Tshing houses most of the town's blacks and coloureds. Tshing has a diamond mine nearby that was owned by a town councillor in the early 1990s. Tshing Location has one high school: Thuto Boswa High School. The smaller township Toevlug has Coloured residents, some of whom have attend the former whites-only Afrikaans High School after the end of Apartheid since 1995.
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