Lime Acres Explained

Lime Acres
Pushpin Map:South Africa Northern Cape#South Africa
Coordinates:-28.374°N 23.461°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:South Africa
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Northern Cape
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:ZF Mgcawu
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Kgatelopele
Subdivision Type4:Main Place
Established Title:Established
Leader Title:Councillor
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:70.37
Population Total:4408
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Racial makeup (2011)
Demographics1 Title1:Black African
Demographics1 Info1:59.4%
Demographics1 Title2:Coloured
Demographics1 Info2:21.8%
Demographics1 Title3:Indian/Asian
Demographics1 Info3:0.3%
Demographics1 Title4:White
Demographics1 Info4:18.2%
Demographics1 Title5:Other
Demographics1 Info5:0.2%
Demographics Type2:First languages (2011)
Demographics2 Title1:Tswana
Demographics2 Info1:40.9%
Demographics2 Title2:Afrikaans
Demographics2 Info2:40.2%
Demographics2 Title3:English
Demographics2 Info3:6.1%
Demographics2 Title4:Zulu
Demographics2 Info4:4.0%
Demographics2 Title5:Other
Demographics2 Info5:8.8%
Timezone1:SAST
Utc Offset1:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code (street)
Postal Code:8410
Postal2 Code Type:PO box
Postal2 Code:8410
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:053

Lime Acres is a town in Kgatelopele Local Municipality in the Northern Cape province of South Africa.

Lime Acres is a mining village, and there are rich limestone deposits in the area. It is home to both PPC Lime and Petra Diamonds, was named by Eric Lowther, general manager of Northern Lime.[2] The Finsch diamond mine is situated 2 km from Lime Acres, and its employees live in the town.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Main Place Lime Acres . Census 2011.
  2. Web site: Northern Cape: Interesting facts about the area. Rally to Read. 9 January 2014.