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.