Dingleton

Dingleton
Dingleton is located in Northern Cape
Dingleton
Dingleton
Location within Northern Cape
Dingleton is located in South Africa
Dingleton
Dingleton
Location within South Africa
Coordinates: 27°46′S 22°58′E / 27.767°S 22.967°E / -27.767; 22.967
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceNorthern Cape
DistrictJohn Taolo Gaetsewe
MunicipalityGamagara
Area
[1]
 • Total
180.63 km2 (69.74 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total
11,034
 • Density61.086/km2 (158.21/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
 • Black African78.5%
 • Coloured19.0%
 • Indian/Asian0.8%
 • White0.2%
 • Other1.5%
First languages (2011)
[1]
 • Tswana57.1%
 • Afrikaans26.3%
 • English4.4%
 • Sotho1.6%
 • Other10.6%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
8445
PO box
8445

Dingleton is a town in Northern Cape, South Africa.

The nearby Sishen mine is an iron ore mining activity, connected to the port of Saldanha Bay by the Sishen-Saldanha Railway Line. The line is electrified at 50 kV AC and the trains using this line are amongst the heaviest trains in the world.

The state-owned mining company Iscor started developing the township, originally named Sishen, in 1953 to accommodate the local miners.[2] The houses were sold to individuals in the early 1980s.[3] On 23 June 1990 the town's name was changed from Sishen to Dingleton.[2]

The proximity of the mining activities led to complaints from the residents of Dingleton, and expectations that the residents would be relocated. The town's infrastructure is old and in disrepair.[3] To allow for Sishen's expansion, Kumba, an Anglo American subsidiary, intends to relocate the Dingleton community.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Main Place Dingleton". Census 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Kathu". Gamagara Local Municipality. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Kumba Iron Ore Limited Responsibility Report 2010 - Dingleton relocation". Kumba Iron Ore Limited. Archived from the original on 3 January 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  4. ^ "Court rules in favour of Sishen over rights". IOL Business. Retrieved 3 January 2014.


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