Amalia is a town in Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality in the North West province of South Africa.
Amalia | |
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  Amalia  Amalia | |
| Coordinates: 27°14′53″S 25°2′45″E / 27.24806°S 25.04583°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | North West |
| District | Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati |
| Municipality | Mamusa |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.35 km2 (0.91 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 226 |
| • Density | 96/km2 (250/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 24.0% |
| • Coloured | 5.8% |
| • Indian/Asian | 2.2% |
| • White | 67.6% |
| • Other | 0.4% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 74.3% |
| • Tswana | 22.1% |
| • English | 2.2% |
| • Other | 1.3% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 2786 |
| PO box | 2786 |
| Area code | 053 |
The town was founded in 1927 and named for Amalia Faustmann, a well-known local church figure.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Main Place Amalia". Census 2011.
- ^ Adrian Room (2008). African placenames: origins and meanings of the names…. McFarland & Co. p. 21. ISBN 978-0-7864-3546-3.
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