Niekerkshoop is a town in Pixley ka Seme District Municipality in the Northern Cape province of South Africa.

Niekerkshoop
Niekerkshoop
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Coordinates: 29°19′36″S 22°50′13″E
Country	South Africa
Province	Northern Cape
District	Pixley ka Seme
Municipality	Siyathemba
Area [1]
• Total	31.01 km2 (11.97 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	1,830
• Density	59/km2 (150/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	6.6%
• Coloured	91.9%
• Indian/Asian	0.3%
• White	0.8%
• Other	0.4%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Afrikaans	95.8%
• Tswana	1.4%
• Other	2.8%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	8930
PO box	8930
Area code	053

Village and asbestos mining centre 80 kilometres (50 mi) south of Griquatown and 40 kilometres (25 mi) north of Prieska. It was laid out on the farm Modderfontein in 1902 and has been administered by a village management board since 1904. Named after the owners of the farm, brothers named Van Niekerk.[2]

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