Geysdorp
Place in North West, South Africa
26°31′59″S 25°18′00″E / 26.533°S 25.3°E / -26.533; 25.3[1]
(2011)[1]
[1]
[1]
2771
Geysdorp is a town in Tswaing Local Municipality in the North West province of South Africa. The town is in the former Western Transvaal, some 24 km south-west of Delareyville.
History
It was laid out in 1895 on the farm "Paardefontein".[2]: 317 Probably named after Commandant Nicolaas Claudius Gey van Pittius (1837-1893), Administrator of the Boer republic of Goshen.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d "Main Place Geysdorp". Census 2011.
- ^ Erasmus, B.P.J. (2014). On Route in South Africa: Explore South Africa region by region. Jonathan Ball Publishers. p. 401. ISBN 9781920289805.
- ^ Raper, Peter E. (1987). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Internet Archive. p. 176. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
- v
- t
- e
Municipalities and communities of Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality, North West
District seat: Mahikeng
This North West Province location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- v
- t
- e