Klerksdorp is a city situated in the North West Province, formerly the Western Transvaal. It is also the administrative heart of the North West. This charming little city was founded in 1837 when the Voortrekkers settled on the banks of the Schoonspruit.. Klerksdorp is also known to be the oldest European settlement of the then Transvaal.
Today Klerksdorp consists of the towns of Orkney, Kanana, Stilfontein, Khuma, Hartebeesfontein and Tigane, giving it a population of more than 350 000 people. Combined with Rustenburg, Klerksdorp is the economic heart of the North West Province. It is also still one of the hubs of the South African gold mining industry, although not as important as it was in the past.
Klerksdorp also forms a major part in the agricultural industry of South Africa, farming maize, sorghum, groundnuts and sunflowers. Klerksdorp houses the largest maize storage silo in South Africa, as well as the largest agricultural cooperative in the southern hemisphere.
As Klerksdorp is one of the oldest towns in the North West, there are plentiful historic places of interest that visitors can spend time exp...