Zeerust

Zeerust
Church street in Zeerust
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Coordinates: 25°32′S 26°05′E / 25.533°S 26.083°E / -25.533; 26.083
Country	South Africa
Province	North West
District	Ngaka Modiri Molema
Municipality	Ramotshere Moiloa
Area [1]
• Total	57.09 km2 (22.04 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	9,093
• Density	160/km2 (410/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	57.2%
• White	25.3%
• Coloured	8.5%
• Indian/Asian	7.4%
• Other	1.6%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Afrikaans	35.1%
• Tswana	32.1%
• English	16.5%
• Northern Sotho	1.2%
• Other	15.1%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	2865
PO box	2865
Area code	018

Zeerust is a commercial town situated in the Ngaka Modiri Molema district of North West Province, South Africa. It lies in the Marico valley, approximately 240 kilometres northwest of Johannesburg. It lies on the N4, the main road link between South Africa and Botswana. There are large cattle ranches in the area, as well as wheat, maize, tobacco and citrus fruit farms. There are also fluorite and chromite mines in the vicinity. Tourism is also a developing industry.