Gariep Dam
Gariepdam | |
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Coordinates: 30°36′S 25°30′E / 30.6°S 25.5°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Free State |
District | Xhariep |
Municipality | Kopanong |
Established | ~1964 |
Government | |
• Type | Municipality |
• Mayor | Xolile Mathwa ( ANC) |
Area | |
• Total | 24.83 km2 (9.59 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,320 m (4,330 ft) |
Population (2011)
[1] | |
• Total | 1,568 |
• Density | 63/km2 (160/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 31.0% |
• Coloured | 47.6% |
• Indian/ Asian | 0.4% |
• White | 19.6% |
• Other | 1.3% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Afrikaans | 76.9% |
• Xhosa | 11.1% |
• Zulu | 4.9% |
• Sotho | 4.6% |
• Other | 2.5% |
Time zone | UTC+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]