# Dingleton

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Place in Northern Cape, South Africa

Dingleton Dingleton Show map of Northern Cape Dingleton Show map of South Africa Coordinates: 27°46′S 22°58′E / 27.767°S 22.967°E / -27.767; 22.967 Country South Africa Province Northern Cape District John Taolo Gaetsewe Municipality Gamagara Area [1] • 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) [1] • Black African 78.5% • Coloured 19.0% • Indian/Asian 0.8% • White 0.2% • Other 1.5% First languages (2011) [1] • 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

**Dingleton** is a town in [Northern Cape](/source/Northern_Cape), [South Africa](/source/South_Africa).

The nearby [Sishen mine](/source/Sishen_mine) is an iron ore mining activity, connected to the port of [Saldanha Bay](/source/Saldanha_Bay) by the [Sishen-Saldanha Railway Line](/source/Sishen-Saldanha_Railway_Line). The line is electrified at [50 kV AC](/source/50_kV_AC) and the trains using this line are amongst the heaviest trains in the world.

The state-owned mining company [Iscor](/source/Iscor_Limited) 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](/source/Anglo_American_plc) subsidiary, intends to relocate the Dingleton community.[4]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-census2011_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-census2011_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-census2011_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-census2011_1-3) ["Main Place Dingleton"](http://census2011.adrianfrith.com/place/362004). *Census 2011*.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-gamlocmun_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-gamlocmun_2-1) ["Kathu"](http://www.gamagara.gov.za/index.php/about). Gamagara Local Municipality. Retrieved 3 January 2014.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-kumba_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-kumba_3-1) ["Kumba Iron Ore Limited Responsibility Report 2010 - Dingleton relocation"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140103231506/http://www.kumba.co.za/reports/kumba_ar2010/responsibility/if_pi_relocation.php). Kumba Iron Ore Limited. Archived from [the original](http://www.kumba.co.za/reports/kumba_ar2010/responsibility/if_pi_relocation.php) on 3 January 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-iolb_4-0)** ["Court rules in favour of Sishen over rights"](http://www.iol.co.za/business/news/court-rules-in-favour-of-sishen-over-rights-1.1621743#.Usb-3PYfvMg). IOL Business. Retrieved 3 January 2014.

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