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Griekwastad | |
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Coordinates: 28°51′S 23°15′E / 28.850°S 23.250°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Northern Cape |
District | Pixley ka Seme |
Municipality | Siyancuma |
Established | 1812[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 77.74 km2 (30.02 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 6,428 |
• Density | 83/km2 (210/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 33.3% |
• Coloured | 60.2% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.5% |
• White | 3.8% |
• Other | 2.2% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Afrikaans | 95.4% |
• Tswana | 2.3% |
• Other | 2.4% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 8365 |
PO box | 8365 |
Area code | 053 |
Historical states in present-day South Africa |
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South Africa portal |
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.