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Derby | |
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Coordinates: 25°54′S 27°02′E / 25.900°S 27.033°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | North West |
District | Bojanala Platinum |
Municipality | Kgetlengrivier |
Area | |
• Total | 1.78 km2 (0.69 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 3,471 |
• Density | 2,000/km2 (5,100/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 85.1% |
• Coloured | 0.7% |
• Indian/Asian | 1.4% |
• White | 12.8% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Tswana | 76.3% |
• Afrikaans | 13.7% |
• English | 4.0% |
• Zulu | 1.5% |
• Other | 4.5% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
PO box | 0347 |
Area code | 014 |
Derby is a small town situated in North West Province of South Africa that was named after the British Secretary of State Lord Derby. Derby began as a refuge for destitute people.
Village 117 km west-north-west of Johannesburg, 60 km south-west of Rustenburg and 17 km east of Koster. Laid out on portions of the farms Rietfontein and Vlakfontein, it was named after Lord Derby, British Secretary of State.[2]