Main Place

Leeudoringstad

Quick Fact ......
  • 5,054

  • 1,542

  • 6,6%

  • 64%

  • 59,9%

  • 97,5%

Leeudoringstad took its name from Leeuw-doorns, a railway station established in 1908. The name is Afrikaans for 'lion-thorn city', after the Harpagophytum procumbens that grow there. (GPS coordinates: 27.2311 S, 26.2441 E).

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  • Raper PE. 2004. New dictionary of South African Place Names. Jonathan Ball Publishers.

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Key Statistics 2011

Characteristics
Total population5,054
Young (0-14)34,2%
Working Age (15-64)59,4%
Elderly (65+)6,5%
Dependency ratio68,5
Sex ratio90,8
Population density898 persons/km2
No schooling aged 20+18,8%
Higher education aged 20+6,6%
Matric aged 20+22,8%
Number of households1,542
Average household size3,2
Female headed households39,4%
Formal dwellings80,8%
Housing owned/paying off76%
Flush toilet connected to sewerage97,5%
Weekly refuse removal68,6%
Piped water inside dwelling64%
Electricity for lighting59,9%

Place names

Maquassi Hills Municipality