Dibeng

Dibeng is a town in John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality in the Northern Cape province of South Africa, situated on the banks of the dry Gamagara River.[2] The name is Tswana in origin, from deben, and means "first drinking place".[3] Deben is a variant spelling.[4]

Dibeng
Dibeng is located in Northern Cape
Dibeng
Dibeng
Dibeng is located in South Africa
Dibeng
Dibeng
Coordinates: 27.583333°S 22.883333°E / -27.583333; 22.883333
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceNorthern Cape
DistrictJohn Taolo Gaetsewe
MunicipalityGamagara
Area
  Total9.08 km2 (3.51 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Total7,848
  Density860/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
  Black African62.2%
  Coloured30.0%
  Indian/Asian0.5%
  White6.5%
  Other0.9%
First languages (2011)
  Tswana48.5%
  Afrikaans46.1%
  English1.4%
  Zulu1.0%
  Other2.9%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
8463
PO box
8463
Area code053

See also

References

  1. "Main Place Dibeng". Census 2011.
  2. "Dibeng". Gamagara Local Municipality. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  3. "Dibeng". Northern Cape. Archived from the original on 29 July 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  4. "Dibeng". za.geoview.info. Retrieved 11 March 2018.


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