Louisvale Explained

Louisvale Road
Pushpin Map:South Africa Northern Cape#South Africa
Coordinates:-28.572°N 21.197°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:Dawid Kruiper
Subdivision Type4:Main Place
Established Title:Established
Government Type:Ward 12
Leader Title:Councillor
Leader Name:Monica Kock
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:0.80
Population Total:1585
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Racial makeup (2011)
Demographics1 Title1:Black African
Demographics1 Info1:7.6%
Demographics1 Title2:Coloured
Demographics1 Info2:85.2%
Demographics1 Title3:Indian/Asian
Demographics1 Info3:1.4%
Demographics1 Title4:White
Demographics1 Info4:0.9%
Demographics1 Title5:Other
Demographics1 Info5:4.9%
Demographics Type2:First languages (2011)
Demographics2 Title1:Afrikaans
Demographics2 Info1:92.9%
Demographics2 Title2:Tswana
Demographics2 Info2:2.7%
Demographics2 Title5:Other
Demographics2 Info5:4.4%
Timezone1:SAST
Utc Offset1:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code (street)
Postal Code:8809
Postal2 Code Type:PO box
Postal2 Code:8809
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:054

Louisvale is a town in ZF Mgcawu District Municipality in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. It has been described as a "small, impoverished town" by the Mail & Guardian,[2] and it briefly became notorious for the baby Tshepang case, regarding the rape of a nine-month-old baby in 2001.[3]

The Louisvale Pirates football team hails from this town.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Main Place Louisvale . Census 2011.
  2. Web site: M&G receives top journalism award. Mail & Guardian. 8 January 2014.
  3. Web site: Life for South Africa's baby rapist. BBC News. 8 January 2014.
  4. Web site: A derby of many goals. Mail & Guardian. 8 January 2014.