Derby is a small town situated in North West Province of South Africa that was named after the British Secretary of State Lord Derby. Derby began as a refuge for destitute people.

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Derby
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Coordinates: 25°54′S 27°02′E
Country	South Africa
Province	North West
District	Bojanala Platinum
Municipality	Kgetlengrivier
Area [1]
• Total	1.78 km2 (0.69 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	3,471
• Density	2,000/km2 (5,100/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	85.1%
• Coloured	0.7%
• Indian/Asian	1.4%
• White	12.8%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Tswana	76.3%
• Afrikaans	13.7%
• English	4.0%
• Zulu	1.5%
• Other	4.5%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
PO box	0347
Area code	014

Village 117 km west-north-west of Johannesburg, 60 km south-west of Rustenburg and 17 km east of Koster. Laid out on portions of the farms Rietfontein and Vlakfontein, it was named after Lord Derby, British Secretary of State.[2]

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