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]