Dingleton
Place in Northern Cape, South Africa
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Dingleton is a town in Northern Cape, South Africa.
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| Coordinates: 27°46′S 22°58′E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Northern Cape |
| District | John Taolo Gaetsewe |
| Municipality | Gamagara |
| Area | |
• Total | 180.63 km2 (69.74 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 11,034 |
| • Density | 61.086/km2 (158.21/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 78.5% |
| • Coloured | 19.0% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.8% |
| • White | 0.2% |
| • Other | 1.5% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Tswana | 57.1% |
| • Afrikaans | 26.3% |
| • English | 4.4% |
| • Sotho | 1.6% |
| • Other | 10.6% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 8445 |
| PO box | 8445 |
The nearby Sishen mine is an iron ore mining activity, connected to the port of Saldanha Bay by the Sishen-Saldanha Railway Line. The line is electrified at 50 kV AC and the trains using this line are amongst the heaviest trains in the world.
The state-owned mining company Iscor started developing the township, originally named Sishen, in 1953 to accommodate the local miners.[2] The houses were sold to individuals in the early 1980s.[3] On 23 June 1990 the town's name was changed from Sishen to Dingleton.[2]
The proximity of the mining activities led to complaints from the residents of Dingleton, and expectations that the residents would be relocated. The town's infrastructure is old and in disrepair.[3] To allow for Sishen's expansion, Kumba, an Anglo American subsidiary, intends to relocate the Dingleton community.[4]
