Nababeep

Nababeep
Nababeep

 Nababeep shown within South Africa

Coordinates: 29°53′32″S 17°47′00″E / 29.892222°S 17.783333°ECoordinates: 29°53′32″S 17°47′00″E / 29.892222°S 17.783333°E
Country South Africa
Province Northern Cape
District Namakwa
Municipality Nama Khoi
Area[1]
 • Total 123.13 km2 (47.54 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 5,374
 • Density 44/km2 (110/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
 • Black African 3.9%
 • Coloured 91.2%
 • Indian/Asian 0.5%
 • White 4.2%
 • Other 0.2%
First languages (2011)[1]
 • Afrikaans 96.2%
 • Xhosa 1.5%
 • Other 2.3%
Postal code (street) 8265
PO box 8265

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

Copper-mining town in Namaqualand, 16 km north-west of Springbok. Founded in 1860 by the Cape Copper Company. The name is of Khoekhoen origin and means ‘rhinoceros place’.[2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Main Place Nababeep". Census 2011.
  2. ↑ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 326.