Louisvale

Louisvale Road
Louisvale Road is located in Northern Cape
Louisvale Road
Louisvale Road
Louisvale Road is located in South Africa
Louisvale Road
Louisvale Road
Coordinates: 28°34′19″S 21°11′49″E / 28.572°S 21.197°E / -28.572; 21.197
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceNorthern Cape
DistrictZF Mgcawu
MunicipalityDawid Kruiper
Government
 • TypeWard 12
 • CouncillorMonica Kock
Area
 • Total0.80 km2 (0.31 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total1,585
 • Density2,000/km2 (5,100/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African7.6%
 • Coloured85.2%
 • Indian/Asian1.4%
 • White0.9%
 • Other4.9%
First languages (2011)
 • Afrikaans92.9%
 • Tswana2.7%
 • Other4.4%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
8809
PO box
8809
Area code054

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]

  1. ^ a b c d "Main Place Louisvale". Census 2011.
  2. ^ "M&G receives top journalism award". Mail & Guardian. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  3. ^ "Life for South Africa's baby rapist". BBC News. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  4. ^ "A derby of many goals". Mail & Guardian. Retrieved 8 January 2014.