| Delmas | |
| Pushpin Map: | South Africa Mpumalanga#South Africa#Africa |
| Coordinates: | -26.15°N 69°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Mpumalanga |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Nkangala |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Victor Khanye |
| Subdivision Type4: | Main Place |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Leader Title: | Councillor |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 8.74 |
| Population Total: | 7399 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 40.2% |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 1.6% |
| Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 1.0% |
| Demographics1 Title4: | White |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 56.0% |
| Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics1 Info5: | 1.2% |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Afrikaans |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 56.9% |
| Demographics2 Title2: | Zulu |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 16.2% |
| Demographics2 Title3: | S. Ndebele |
| Demographics2 Info3: | 8.5% |
| Demographics2 Title4: | English |
| Demographics2 Info4: | 7.2% |
| Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 11.2% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
| Postal Code: | 2210 |
| Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
| Postal2 Code: | 2210 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | 013 |
| Website: | http://delmas.co.za/ |
Delmas is a small maize farming town situated east of Johannesburg in Mpumalanga, South Africa. The town is located some 19 km north-east of Springs and 73 km south-east of Pretoria.
The town was laid out in 1907 on the farm Witklip (Afrikaans for White Stone) and has been administered by a town council since 1965. The name was given by the Frenchman Frank Campbell Dumat, former owner of Witklip, after his grandfather's farm in France.[2] He originally laid out the town with 192 residential stands, 48 4 ha small holdings and 138 ha of commonage but by 1909 the governments added a further 5,500 ha to the town.[3] This would be divided into 85 small holdings of around 64 ha.[3]
Bothibelong is a township 3 km north of Delmas. The name is derived from Sotho and means 'protection'.[2] A newer location is named Botleng, which means 'place of beauty' in Sotho.
The farms in the region produce maize, wheat, potatoes and chickens. AFGRI runs a chicken abattoir in the town.[3]
The Delmas Golf Club is a nine-hole golf course that opened in 1960.
Red Star Raceway is located approximately 15 km (9.2 mi) outside of Delmas, to the North East of the town centre. Opened in 2010, the 4 km (2.4 mi) long circuit was initially designed to house motorcycles but later opened the facilities to cars. Originally developed by the owner, Jaques van Wyngaardt, in conjunction with Andy Farmer and Kevin Owen,[4] the circuit can be run either clockwise or anticlockwise and features a shorter, "Club" circuit, bypassing several of the long circuit's corners. The facility offers a skid pan, recreational facilities as well as overnight accommodation, conference halls and ablution facilities.
In 2022, construction started on a new filling station and convenience store to service both visitors to the track and travellers on the N12 freeway.
Delmas is an important railway junction on the Springs to eMalahleni rail-line, a line that connects to the Port of Richards Bay.
The town is connected by two main roads, the R555 and the R50. The R50 north connects the town to the N12 freeway junction which links Johannesburg to Witbank while the road continues north to Pretoria. The R50 south connects the town to Standerton.