Riemvasmaak

Riemvasmaak
Riemvasmaak  Riemvasmaak shown within South Africa
Coordinates: 28°22′59″S 20°04′59″E / 28.383°S 20.083°E / -28.383; 20.083Coordinates: 28°22′59″S 20°04′59″E / 28.383°S 20.083°E / -28.383; 20.083
Country	South Africa
Province	Northern Cape
District	ZF Mgcawu
Municipality	Kai !Garib
Area[1]
• Total	1.04 km2 (0.40 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	694
• Density	670/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
• Black African	23.6%
• Coloured	43.7%
• Indian/Asian	0.1%
• White	0.3%
• Other	32.3%
First languages (2011)[1]
• Afrikaans	95.3%
• English	1.4%
• Xhosa	1.0%
• Other	2.3%

Riemvasmaak is a settlement in ZF Mgcawu District Municipality in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. The name means ‘tighten the strap’ or ‘tied with straps’.^[2]

Riemvasmaak is located near the Orange River, close to the Namibian border. It was originally settled in the early 1930s by people of Xhosa, Khoisan and Coloured origin, but in the early 1970s the community was broken up by the apartheid government, and the area became a military testing site until 1994, when a process of land restitution allowed the return of families and communities.^[3]

References

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