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{{Infobox South African town 2011
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Gariep Dam
| name = Gariep Dam
| native_name =
| native_name = Gariepdam
| other_name =
| image_skyline = Hendrik van den Berg - View over Gariep Dam.jpg
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| image_caption = View over Gariep Dam
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| latd = 30.6 |latm = |lats =
| longd = 25.5 |longm = |longs =
| subdivision_type = Country
| province = Free State
| subdivision_name = [[South Africa]]
| district = Xhariep
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = [[Free State (province)|Free State]]
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| municipality = Kopanong
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = [[Xhariep District Municipality|Xhariep]]
| subdivision_type3 = Municipality
| subdivision_name3 = [[Kopanong Local Municipality|Kopanong]]
| subdivision_type4 = Main Place
| established_title = Established
| established_date = ~1964
| established_date = ~1964
| government_type = Municipality
| government_type = Municipality
| leader_party = [[ANC]]
| leader_party = [[ANC]]
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Xolile Mathwa
| leader_name = Xolile Mathwa
| area_footnotes = <ref name="census2011">{{cite web |url=http://census2011.adrianfrith.com/place/461021 |title = Main Place Gariep Dam |work=Census 2011}}</ref>
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| area_total_km2 = 24.83
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| elevation_m = 1320
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| population_total = 1568
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_density_km2 = auto
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| demographics_type1 = Racial makeup (2011)
| demographics1_footnotes = <ref name="census2011" />
| demographics1_title1 = [[Bantu peoples of South Africa|Black African]]
| demographics1_info1 = 31.0%
| demographics1_title2 = [[Coloureds|Coloured]]
| demographics1_info2 = 47.6%
| demographics1_title3 = [[Indian South African|Indian]]/[[Asian South African|Asian]]
| demographics1_info3 = 0.4%
| demographics1_title4 = [[White South African|White]]
| demographics1_info4 = 19.6%
| demographics1_title5 = Other
| demographics1_info5 = 1.3%
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| demographics_type2 = [[First language]]s (2011)
| demographics2_footnotes = <ref name="census2011" />
| demographics2_title1 = [[Afrikaans]]
| demographics2_info1 = 76.9%
| demographics2_title2 = [[Xhosa language|Xhosa]]
| demographics2_info2 = 11.1%
| demographics2_title3 = [[South African English|English]]
| demographics2_info3 = 4.9%
| demographics2_title4 = [[Sotho language|Sotho]]
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| timezone1 = [[South African Standard Time|SAST]]
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| postal_code = 9922
| postal_code = 9922
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| censuscode = 461021
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'''Gariep Dam''', originally founded as "Oranjekrag", is a settlement in [[Xhariep District Municipality]] in the [[Free State (province)]] of [[South Africa]].
'''Gariep Dam''' ({{langx|af|Gariepdam}}), founded as "Oranjekrag", is a settlement in [[Xhariep District Municipality]] in the [[Free State (province)]] of [[South Africa]].


Township on the northern bank of the [[Orange River]], 50&nbsp;km west of [[Bethulie]] and 48&nbsp;km north-east of [[Colesberg]]. Laid out in 1965-66 to accommodate the builders of the [[Hendrik Verwoerd Dam]]. The previous name is Afrikaans and means "Orange (River) power".<ref name=dsapn>{{cite web|title=Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)|url=http://archive.org/details/DictionaryOfSouthernAfricanPlaceNames|publisher=Human Science Research Council|page=352}}</ref>
Gariep Dam is a town on the northern bank of the [[Orange River]], 50&nbsp;km west of [[Bethulie]] and 48&nbsp;km north-east of [[Colesberg]]. It was laid out in 1965-66 to accommodate the builders of the [[Gariep Dam|dam]]. The previous name is Afrikaans and means "Orange (River) power".<ref name=dsapn>{{cite web|title=Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)|url=https://archive.org/details/DictionaryOfSouthernAfricanPlaceNames|publisher=Human Science Research Council|page=352}}</ref> The town acquired its current name in 1996.<ref name="Jenkins2007">{{cite book|author=Elwyn Jenkins|title=Falling Into Place: The Story of Modern South African Place Names|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RZnXHoMQ_hkC&pg=PT135|date=2007-01-01|publisher=New Africa Books|isbn=978-0-86486-689-9|page=135}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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{{Geographic Location
|Centre = Gariep Dam
|North = [[Trompsburg]]<br />[[Springfontein]]
|Northwest = [[Philippolis]]
|Northeast = [[Bethulie]]
|East =
|Southeast = [[Venterstad]]<br />[[Steynsburg]]
|South = [[Norvalspont]]
|Southwest = [[Colesberg]]
|West =
}}


{{Xhariep District Municipality}}
{{Xhariep District Municipality}}
{{Authority control}}


[[Category:Populated places in the Kopanong Local Municipality]]
[[Category:Populated places in the Kopanong Local Municipality]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1965]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1965]]



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Latest revision as of 06:42, 9 November 2024

Gariep Dam
Gariepdam
View over Gariep Dam
View over Gariep Dam
Gariep Dam is located in Free State (South African province)
Gariep Dam
Gariep Dam
Gariep Dam is located in South Africa
Gariep Dam
Gariep Dam
Coordinates: 30°36′S 25°30′E / 30.6°S 25.5°E / -30.6; 25.5
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceFree State
DistrictXhariep
MunicipalityKopanong
Established~1964
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • MayorXolile Mathwa (ANC)
Area
[1]
 • Total
24.83 km2 (9.59 sq mi)
Elevation
1,320 m (4,330 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total
1,568
 • Density63/km2 (160/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
 • Black African31.0%
 • Coloured47.6%
 • Indian/Asian0.4%
 • White19.6%
 • Other1.3%
First languages (2011)
[1]
 • Afrikaans76.9%
 • Xhosa11.1%
 • English4.9%
 • Sotho4.6%
 • Other2.5%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
9922

Gariep Dam (Afrikaans: Gariepdam), founded as "Oranjekrag", is a settlement in Xhariep District Municipality in the Free State (province) of South Africa.

Gariep Dam is a town on the northern bank of the Orange River, 50 km west of Bethulie and 48 km north-east of Colesberg. It was laid out in 1965-66 to accommodate the builders of the dam. The previous name is Afrikaans and means "Orange (River) power".[2] The town acquired its current name in 1996.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Main Place Gariep Dam". Census 2011.
  2. ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 352.
  3. ^ Elwyn Jenkins (1 January 2007). Falling Into Place: The Story of Modern South African Place Names. New Africa Books. p. 135. ISBN 978-0-86486-689-9.


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