Orkney, South Africa

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Orkney
Deteriorated sign at Orkney railway station
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Coordinates: 26°58′44″S 26°40′09″E / 26.97889°S 26.66917°E / -26.97889; 26.66917
Country	South Africa
Province	North West
District	Dr Kenneth Kaunda
Municipality	City of Matlosana
Area [1]
• Total	16.43 km2 (6.34 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	13,435
• Density	820/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	46.8%
• Coloured	1.5%
• Indian/Asian	0.2%
• White	51.0%
• Other	0.4%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Tswana	51.3%
• Afrikaans	14.8%
• Sotho	10.4%
• Xhosa	8.9%
• Other	14.7%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	2620
PO box	2619
Area code	018

Orkney is a gold mining town situated in the Klerksdorp district of the North West province, South Africa. It lies on the banks of the Vaal River approximately 180 km from Johannesburg near the N12 (national road from Johannesburg to George).