Nababeep

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

Nababeep
Nababeep
Nababeep
Coordinates: 29.59°S 17.784°E / -29.59; 17.784
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceNorthern Cape
DistrictNamakwa
MunicipalityNama Khoi
Area
  Total123.13 km2 (47.54 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Total5,374
  Density44/km2 (110/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
  Black African3.9%
  Coloured91.2%
  Indian/Asian0.5%
  White4.2%
  Other0.2%
First languages (2011)
  Afrikaans96.2%
  Xhosa1.5%
  Other2.3%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
8265
PO box
8265

Nababeep is an old copper-mining town in Namaqualand, 19 km north-west of Springbok. Founded in 1860 by the Okiep Copper Company. The name is of Khoekhoen origin and means ‘rhinoceros place’.[2]

References

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


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