Gariep Dam (Afrikaans: Gariepdam), founded as "Oranjekrag", is a settlement in Xhariep District Municipality in the Free State (province) of South Africa.

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Coordinates: 30.6°S 25.5°E / -30.6; 25.5
Country	South Africa
Province	Free State
District	Xhariep
Municipality	Kopanong
Established	~1964
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Mayor	Xolile Mathwa (ANC)
Area [1]
• Total	24.83 km2 (9.59 sq mi)
Elevation	1,320 m (4,330 ft)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	1,568
• Density	63/km2 (160/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	31.0%
• Coloured	47.6%
• Indian/Asian	0.4%
• White	19.6%
• Other	1.3%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Afrikaans	76.9%
• Xhosa	11.1%
• English	4.9%
• Sotho	4.6%
• Other	2.5%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	9922

Gariep Dam is a town on the northern bank of the Orange River, 50 km west of Bethulie and 48 km north-east of Colesberg. It was laid out in 1965-66 to accommodate the builders of the dam. The previous name is Afrikaans and means "Orange (River) power".[2] The town acquired its current name in 1996.[3]

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