Uitkyk, North West

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Uitkyk
Coordinates: 25°12′29″S26°25′41″E / 25.208°S 26.428°E / -25.208; 26.428 Coordinates: 25°12′29″S26°25′41″E / 25.208°S 26.428°E / -25.208; 26.428
Country South Africa
Province North West
District Bojanala Platinum
Municipality Moses Kotane
Area
[1]
 • Total7.28 km2 (2.81 sq mi)
Population
(2011) [1]
 • Total3,299
 • Density450/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
 •  Black African 99.5%
 •  Coloured 0.3%
 •  Indian/Asian 0.1%
 •  White 0.1%
First languages (2011)
[1]
 •  Tswana 86.9%
 •  Sotho 4.0%
 •  Xhosa 2.9%
 •  Zulu 2.4%
 • Other3.8%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
PO box
2843
Area code 014

Uitkyk is a town in Bojanala District Municipality in the North West province of South Africa.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Main Place Uitkyk". Census 2011.
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