Daniëlskuil

Daniëlskuil
The first Dutch Reformed church in Daniëlskuil, circa 1895.
Daniëlskuil  Daniëlskuil shown within South Africa
Coordinates: 28°12′00″S 23°35′00″E / 28.2°S 23.583333°E / -28.2; 23.583333Coordinates: 28°12′00″S 23°35′00″E / 28.2°S 23.583333°E / -28.2; 23.583333
Country	South Africa
Province	Northern Cape
District	ZF Mgcawu
Municipality	Kgatelopele
Area[1]
• Total	174.63 km2 (67.43 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	13,597
• Density	78/km2 (200/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
• Black African	47.4%
• Coloured	44.5%
• Indian/Asian	0.8%
• White	6.3%
• Other	1.0%
First languages (2011)[1]
• Afrikaans	63.0%
• Tswana	30.9%
• English	1.8%
• Xhosa	1.1%
• Other	3.2%

Daniëlskuil is a town in ZF Mgcawu District Municipality in the Northern Cape province of South Africa.

Description

The settlement is 142 km north-west of Kimberley and 72 km north-east of Postmasburg. It takes its name from a cone-shaped depression 6m deep in the dolomitic limestone; with a domed covering, reminiscent of the biblical ‘Daniel in the lions' den’ (Afrikaans: kuil, ‘hole’, ‘pit’). The Griqua leader Adam Kok is said to have used this depression as a prison, and to also have kept snakes in it. The area is known for rich asbestos deposits and for diamonds, while marble is also mined. The Tswana name of Danielskuil is Tlaka le Tlou or Tlaka-lo-Tlou, ‘elephant reed’.^[2]

References

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v t e Municipalities and communities of ZF Mgcawu District Municipality, Northern Cape District seat: Upington Kai !Garib Augrabies Kakamas Keimoes Kenhardt Marchand Riemvasmaak Kgatelopele Daniëlskuil Lime Acres //Khara Hais Louisvale Upington !Kheis Groblershoop Grootdrink Putsonderwater Wegdraai Mier Askham Rietfontein Tsantsabane Postmasburg