Leydsdorp
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Leydsdorp is located in Limpopo
 Leydsdorp
Leydsdorp shown within Limpopo |
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| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Limpopo |
| District | Mopani |
| Municipality | Ba-Phalaborwa |
| Established | 1890 |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 0.79 km2 (0.31 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 6 |
| • Density | 7.6/km2 (20/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011)[1] | |
| • Black African | 100.0% |
| First languages (2011)[1] | |
| • Tsonga | 100.0% |
Leydsdorp is a former gold rush town situated in the Limpopo province of South Africa.[2]
Ghost town 11 km south-west of Gravelotte and 53 km south-east of Tzaneen. It developed from a gold-mining camp and was proclaimed in 1890, but was virtually abandoned when gold was discovered on the Witwatersrand. Named after Willem Johannes Leyds (1859-1940), State Secretary of the South African Republic from 1888 to 1897.[3]
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Municipalities and communities of Mopani District Municipality, Limpopo
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District seat: Giyani
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| Ba-Phalaborwa |
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| Greater Giyani | ||
| Greater Letaba | ||
| Greater Tzaneen | ||
| Maruleng | ||
