Keimoes

Keimoes
Old Mission Church, Keimoes
Keimoes  Keimoes shown within South Africa
Coordinates: 28°42′S 20°58′E / 28.700°S 20.967°E / -28.700; 20.967Coordinates: 28°42′S 20°58′E / 28.700°S 20.967°E / -28.700; 20.967
Country	South Africa
Province	Northern Cape
District	ZF Mgcawu
Municipality	Kai !Garib
Area[1]
• Total	26.28 km2 (10.15 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	12,000
• Density	460/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
• Black African	3.2%
• Coloured	90.5%
• Indian/Asian	1.0%
• White	4.8%
• Other	0.5%
First languages (2011)[1]
• Afrikaans	96.2%
• Tswana	1.2%
• Other	2.6%
Postal code (street)	8860
PO box	8860
Area code	054

Keimoes is a town in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. It lies on the Orange River and is about halfway between Upington and Kakamas.

Town on the northern bank of the Orange River, 43 km south-west of Upington and 76 km north of Kenhardt. It attained municipal status in 1949. The name is of Khoekhoen origin and means "large eye", i.e. spring or fountain.^[2]

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