Nababeep is a town in Namakwa District Municipality in the Northern Cape province of South Africa.
Nababeep | |
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Coordinates: 29.59°S 17.784°E / -29.59; 17.784 | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Northern Cape |
District | Namakwa |
Municipality | Nama Khoi |
Area | |
• Total | 123.13 km2 (47.54 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 5,374 |
• Density | 44/km2 (110/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 3.9% |
• Coloured | 91.2% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.5% |
• White | 4.2% |
• Other | 0.2% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Afrikaans | 96.2% |
• Xhosa | 1.5% |
• Other | 2.3% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 8265 |
PO box | 8265 |
Nababeep is an old copper-mining town in Namaqualand, 19 km north-west of Springbok. Founded in 1860 by the Okiep Copper Company. The name is of Khoekhoen origin and means ‘rhinoceros place’.[2]
Municipalities and communities of Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape | ||
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District seat: Springbok | ||
Hantam |
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Kamiesberg |
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Karoo Hoogland |
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Khâi-Ma |
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Nama Khoi |
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Richtersveld |
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