On the Banks of the Vaal River - on the border of the North West Province and Free State Province, roughly 13 kilometres from Klerksdorp and just about 180 kilometres from the bustling urban hub of Johannesburg.
Named after the Orkney Islands off the northern coast of Scotland. Orkney was the site and namesake of the popular South African Afrikaans sitcom during the 1980's and 1990's, Orkney Snork Nie.
Orkney has a bustling central business district with numerous popular retail stores. A number of Primary Schools and High School.
