Coligny, North West

Coligny

Street in Coligny
Coligny

 Coligny shown within North West

Coordinates: 26°20′S 26°19′E / 26.333°S 26.317°E / -26.333; 26.317Coordinates: 26°20′S 26°19′E / 26.333°S 26.317°E / -26.333; 26.317
Country South Africa
Province North West
District Ngaka Modiri Molema
Municipality Ditsobotla
Area[1]
 â€¢ Total 4.36 km2 (1.68 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 â€¢ Total 2,271
 â€¢ Density 520/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
 â€¢ Black African 43.2%
 â€¢ Coloured 3.4%
 â€¢ Indian/Asian 1.9%
 â€¢ White 49.8%
 â€¢ Other 1.7%
First languages (2011)[1]
 â€¢ Afrikaans 50.6%
 â€¢ Tswana 34.6%
 â€¢ English 6.6%
 â€¢ Xhosa 1.4%
 â€¢ Other 6.8%
Postal code (street) 2725
PO box 2725
Area code 018

Coligny is a maize farming town situated next to the railway line between Lichtenburg and Johannesburg in North West Province of South Africa.

Town some 27 kilometres (17 mi) south-east of Lichtenburg. Originally named as Treurfontein ("spring of sadness"), it was renamed Coligny when it became a town on 23 July 1923, after Gaspard de Coligny, a Huguenot leader who died in the Massacre of St Bartholomew in 1572.[2] Scene of sporadic diamond mining activities.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Main Place Coligny". Census 2011.
  2. ↑ Raper, Peter E. (1987). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Internet Archive. p. 122. Retrieved 28 August 2013.


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