Louisvale Road | |
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  Louisvale Road  Louisvale Road | |
| Coordinates: 28°34′19″S 21°11′49″E / 28.572°S 21.197°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Northern Cape |
| District | ZF Mgcawu |
| Municipality | Dawid Kruiper |
| Government | |
| • Type | Ward 12 |
| • Councillor | Monica Kock |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.80 km2 (0.31 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,585 |
| • Density | 2,000/km2 (5,100/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 7.6% |
| • Coloured | 85.2% |
| • Indian/Asian | 1.4% |
| • White | 0.9% |
| • Other | 4.9% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 92.9% |
| • Tswana | 2.7% |
| • Other | 4.4% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 8809 |
| PO box | 8809 |
| 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]
- ^ a b c d "Main Place Louisvale". Census 2011.
- ^ "M&G receives top journalism award". Mail & Guardian. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
- ^ "Life for South Africa's baby rapist". BBC News. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
- ^ "A derby of many goals". Mail & Guardian. Retrieved 8 January 2014.