Lime Acres

Lime Acres
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Coordinates: 28°22′26″S 23°27′40″E / 28.374°S 23.461°ECoordinates: 28°22′26″S 23°27′40″E / 28.374°S 23.461°E
Country	South Africa
Province	Northern Cape
District	ZF Mgcawu
Municipality	Kgatelopele
Established	1964
Area[1]
• Total	70.37 km^2 (27.17 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	4,408
• Density	63/km^2 (160/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
• Black African	59.4%
• Coloured	21.8%
• Indian/Asian	0.3%
• White	18.2%
• Other	0.2%
First languages (2011)[1]
• Tswana	40.9%
• Afrikaans	40.2%
• English	6.1%
• Zulu	4.0%
• Other	8.8%
Postal code (street)	8410
PO box	8410
Area code	053

Lime Acres is a town in Kgatelopele Local Municipality in the Northern Cape province of South Africa.

Lime Acres is a mining village, and there are rich limestone deposits in the area. It is home to both PPC Lime and Petra Diamonds, was named by Eric Lowther, general manager of Northern Lime.^[2] The Finsch diamond mine is situated 2km from Lime Acres, and its employees live in the town.^[2]

References

1. "Main Place Lime Acres". Census 2011.
2. "Northern Cape: Interesting facts about the area". Rally to Read. Retrieved 9 January 2014.