Niekerkshoop

Niekerkshoop

Niekerkshoop
Niekerkshoop

 Niekerkshoop shown within Northern Cape

Coordinates: 29°19′36″S 22°50′13″E / 29.32667°S 22.83694°E / -29.32667; 22.83694Coordinates: 29°19′36″S 22°50′13″E / 29.32667°S 22.83694°E / -29.32667; 22.83694
Country South Africa
Province Northern Cape
District Pixley ka Seme
Municipality Siyathemba
Area[1]
 • Total 31.01 km2 (11.97 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 1,830
 • Density 59/km2 (150/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
 • Black African 6.6%
 • Coloured 91.9%
 • Indian/Asian 0.3%
 • White 0.8%
 • Other 0.4%
First languages (2011)[1]
 • Afrikaans 95.8%
 • Tswana 1.4%
 • Other 2.8%
Postal code (street) 8930
PO box 8930
Area code 053

Niekerkshoop is a town in Pixley ka Seme District Municipality in the Northern Cape province of South Africa.

Village and asbestos mining centre 80 km south of Griquatown and 40 km north of Prieska. It was laid out on the farm Modderfontein in 1902 and has been administered by a village management board since 1904. Named after the owners of the farm, brothers named Van Niekerk.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Main Place Niekerkshoop". Census 2011.
  2. ↑ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 337.
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