Piet Plessis
Piet Plessis is located in North West (South African province)
Piet Plessis
Piet Plessis
Piet Plessis is located in South Africa
Piet Plessis
Piet Plessis
Coordinates: 26°10′S 24°25′E / 26.167°S 24.417°E / -26.167; 24.417
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceNorth West
DistrictDr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati
MunicipalityKagisano/Molopo
Area
  Total13.65 km2 (5.27 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Total1,655
  Density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
  Black African95.8%
  Coloured1.8%
  Indian/Asian0.2%
  White2.2%
  Other0.1%
First languages (2011)
  Tswana91.5%
  Afrikaans4.1%
  English2.1%
  Zulu1.1%
  Other1.2%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
PO box
8621
Area code053

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 90 kilometres (56 mi) to the south. The Botswana border lies approximately 30 kilometres (19 mi) 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.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Main Place Piet Plessis". Census 2011.


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