Piet Plessis Explained

Piet Plessis
Pushpin Map:South Africa North West#South Africa
Coordinates:-26.1667°N 49°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:South Africa
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:North West
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Kagisano/Molopo
Subdivision Type4:Main Place
Established Title:Established
Leader Title:Councillor
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:13.65
Population Total:1655
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Racial makeup (2011)
Demographics1 Title1:Black African
Demographics1 Info1:95.8%
Demographics1 Title2:Coloured
Demographics1 Info2:1.8%
Demographics1 Title3:Indian/Asian
Demographics1 Info3:0.2%
Demographics1 Title4:White
Demographics1 Info4:2.2%
Demographics1 Title5:Other
Demographics1 Info5:0.1%
Demographics Type2:First languages (2011)
Demographics2 Title1:Tswana
Demographics2 Info1:91.5%
Demographics2 Title2:Afrikaans
Demographics2 Info2:4.1%
Demographics2 Title3:English
Demographics2 Info3:2.1%
Demographics2 Title4:Zulu
Demographics2 Info4:1.1%
Demographics2 Title5:Other
Demographics2 Info5:1.2%
Timezone1:SAST
Utc Offset1:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code (street)
Postal2 Code Type:PO box
Postal2 Code:8621
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:053

Piet Plessis is a small town in the North West Province of South Africa. It lies adjacent to rural road R377. The nearest larger city, and business hub, is Vryburg which is about to the south. The Botswana border lies approximately north of Piet Plessis. It was founded in 1839 by a group of Trekboers led by Piet Plessis of Laingsburg, Western Cape. From 1969 it was the site of a MGM-29 Sergeant Ballistic Missile battery of the SADF, co located with three Infantry Companies of the 5 SAI, a Medium Artillery battery, and an SAAF Forward Radar and Signals Squadron.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Main Place Piet Plessis . Census 2011.