Place in Limpopo, South Africa
| Laersdrift | |
|---|---|
 NG stone church at Laersdrif | |
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| Coordinates: 25°21′58″S 29°51′25″E / 25.366°S 29.857°E / -25.366; 29.857 | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Limpopo |
| District | Sekhukhune |
| Municipality | Elias Motsoaledi |
| Established | 1907 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.06 km (1.57 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,474 m (4,836 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,218 |
| • Density | 550/km (1,400/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 96.1% |
| • Coloured | 0.9% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.5% |
| • White | 2.6% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Northern Sotho | 49.1% |
| • S. Ndebele | 38.0% |
| • Zulu | 4.7% |
| • Afrikaans | 3.6% |
| • Other | 4.6% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 1065 |
| PO box | 1065 |
| Area code | 013 |
Laersdrift (formerly Delagersdrift) is a small settlement in Elias Motsoaledi Local Municipality in the Limpopo province of South Africa. It is situated on the Laersdrifspruit, a tributary of the upper Steelpoort River, 27 km southwest of Roossenekal, 72 km northeast of Middelburg and 11 km north east of Stoffberg.
It was founded in 1907 on the farms Swartkoppies and De Lagersdrift, and proclaimed a township in July 1953. It takes its name from the latter farm, which in turn was named after a ford (Afrikaans: drif, Dutch: drift) at which a Boer commando laagered during the Mapoch War of 1882; a laager is laer in Afrikaans.
References
- ^ "Main Place Laersdrif". Census 2011.
- Raper, Peter E. (1987). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Internet Archive. p. 269. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
| Municipalities and communities of Sekhukhune District Municipality | ||
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| District seat: Groblersdal | ||
| Elias Motsoaledi | .svg) | |
| Ephraim Mogale | ||
| Fetakgomo Tubatse | ||
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