| Wolmaransstad | |
| Pushpin Map: | South Africa North West#South Africa |
| Coordinates: | -27.2167°N 25.9744°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | North West |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Dr Kenneth Kaunda |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Maquassi Hills |
| Subdivision Type4: | Main Place |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Leader Title: | Councillor |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 41.68 |
| Population Total: | 3633 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 35.4% |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 2.6% |
| Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 2.8% |
| Demographics1 Title4: | White |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 57.4% |
| Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics1 Info5: | 1.8% |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Afrikaans |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 71.6% |
| Demographics2 Title2: | Tswana |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 13.0% |
| Demographics2 Title3: | English |
| Demographics2 Info3: | 8.2% |
| Demographics2 Title4: | Sotho |
| Demographics2 Info4: | 2.5% |
| Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 4.7% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
| Postal Code: | 2630 |
| Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
| Postal2 Code: | 2630 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | 018 |
Wolmaransstad (Afrikaans for "Wolmarans City") is a maize-farming town situated on the N12 between Johannesburg and Kimberley in North West Province of South Africa. The town lies in an important alluvial diamond-mining area and it is the main town of the Maquassi Hills Local Municipality.Town 245 km south-west of Johannesburg and 56 km north-east of Bloemhof. It was laid out on the farms Rooderand and Vlakfontein in 1888, and proclaimed a town in 1891. Named after Jacobus M. A. Wolmarans, then member of the Executive Council.[2]
Wolmaransstad originated in 1891 on the banks of the Makwasi River (San word for a type of wild spearmint) and takes its name from J. M. A. Wolmarans, a volksraad councilman.
Wolmaransstad serves a large community and is an important diamond buying center.
The Dutch Reformed church building was designed by Gerard Moerdijk.