Louisvale

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]

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: 28.572°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

The Louisvale Pirates football team hails from this town.[4]

References

  1. "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.


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