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Gariep Dam (town)

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Template:Infobox South African town Gariep Dam (Template:Lang-af), founded as "Oranjekrag", is a settlement in Xhariep District Municipality in the Free State (province) of South Africa.

Gariep Dam is a township 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".[1] The town acquired its current name in 1996.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 352.
  2. ^ Elwyn Jenkins (2007-01-01). 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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