Alldays, South Africa Explained

Alldays
Pushpin Map:South Africa Limpopo#South Africa
Coordinates:-22.6667°N 35°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:South Africa
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Limpopo
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Capricorn
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Blouberg
Subdivision Type4:Main Place
Established Title:Established
Leader Title:Councillor
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:2.42
Population Total:2987
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Racial makeup (2011)
Demographics1 Title1:Black African
Demographics1 Info1:97.7%
Demographics1 Title2:Coloured
Demographics1 Info2:0.1%
Demographics1 Title3:Indian/Asian
Demographics1 Info3:0.3%
Demographics1 Title4:White
Demographics1 Info4:1.6%
Demographics1 Title5:Other
Demographics1 Info5:0.3%
Demographics Type2:First languages (2011)
Demographics2 Title1:Northern Sotho
Demographics2 Info1:85.8%
Demographics2 Title2:Venda
Demographics2 Info2:4.9%
Demographics2 Title3:English
Demographics2 Info3:1.9%
Demographics2 Title4:Afrikaans
Demographics2 Info4:1.6%
Demographics2 Title5:Other
Demographics2 Info5:5.9%
Timezone1:SAST
Utc Offset1:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code (street)
Postal Code:0909
Postal2 Code Type:PO box
Postal2 Code:0909
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:015

Alldays is a small town in the Limpopo province of South Africa that serves a large area of private game and hunting farms. It has a population of 2,987.

The Venetia Diamond Mine is situated close to Alldays, located within the 360 square kilometre Venetia Limpopo Nature Reserve. It is one of De Beers’ six remaining diamond mines in South Africa and the only major diamond mine to be developed in the country during the past 25 years. Citrus farming on the banks of the Limpopo River is an important economic activity in the district.

The area of is known for its arid bushveld and Mopane bush. Several large game farms are located around Alldays, many of which are known as trophy hunting destinations.[2] The hunting practices carried out at an Alldays game farm sparked significant public outcry in September 2015; however, the Limpopo environmental department found the farm to be compliant with South African hunting legislation.[3] The town is served by the Alldays Airport.[4]

The Blouberg ('blue mountain') mountain range is situated close to Alldays, and is a popular rock climbing destination.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Main Place Alldays . Census 2011.
  2. Web site: Alldays killing fields ‘barbaric’. The Citizen. 11 September 2015. 11 September 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151012013215/http://citizen.co.za/736562/alldays-killing-fields-continue/. 12 October 2015. dead.
  3. Web site: Limpopo hunting farm did nothing wrong - environment dept. News24.com. 8 September 2015 . 11 September 2015.
  4. . DAFIF. October 2006.