Griekwastad

Griekwastad
Road in Griekwastad
Road in Griekwastad
Griekwastad is located in Northern Cape
Griekwastad
Griekwastad
Griekwastad is located in South Africa
Griekwastad
Griekwastad
Coordinates: 28°51′S 23°15′E / 28.850°S 23.250°E / -28.850; 23.250
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceNorthern Cape
DistrictPixley ka Seme
MunicipalitySiyancuma
Established1812[1]
Area
 • Total77.74 km2 (30.02 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total6,428
 • Density83/km2 (210/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African33.3%
 • Coloured60.2%
 • Indian/Asian0.5%
 • White3.8%
 • Other2.2%
First languages (2011)
 • Afrikaans95.4%
 • Tswana2.3%
 • Other2.4%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
8365
PO box
8365
Area code053

Griekwastad is a country town in South Africa. It is sometimes still called Griquatown (the meaning of the town's name in Afrikaans), a name which is now considered historical. The town is on the N8 road in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa 168 kilometres (104 mi) by road[3] west from the city of Kimberley. It was the first town to be established in the country north of the Orange River.

Flint Biface Lower Paleolithic Former collection of Edward John Dunn
  1. ^ Robson, Linda Gillian (2011). "Annexure A" (PDF). The Royal Engineers and settlement planning in the Cape Colony 1806–1872: Approach, methodology and impact (PhD thesis). University of Pretoria. pp. xlv–lii. hdl:2263/26503.
  2. ^ a b c d "Main Place Griekwastad". Census 2011.
  3. ^ Distances from Griekwastad