Nababeep

Nababeep
Nababeep is located in Northern Cape
Nababeep
Nababeep
Nababeep is located in South Africa
Nababeep
Nababeep
Coordinates: 29°35′24″S 17°47′02″E / 29.59°S 17.784°E / -29.59; 17.784
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceNorthern Cape
DistrictNamakwa
MunicipalityNama Khoi
Area
[1]
 • Total123.13 km2 (47.54 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total5,374
 • Density44/km2 (110/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
 • Black African3.9%
 • Coloured91.2%
 • Indian/Asian0.5%
 • White4.2%
 • Other0.2%
First languages (2011)
[1]
 • Afrikaans96.2%
 • Xhosa1.5%
 • Other2.3%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
8265
PO box
8265

Nababeep is a town in Namakwa District Municipality in the Northern Cape province of South Africa.

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]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Main Place Nababeep". Census 2011.
  2. ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 326.


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