Prieskais a town on the south bank of theOrange River,in the province of theNorthern Cape,in westernSouth Africa.It is located on the southern bank of theOrange River,130 km north-west ofBritstownand 75 km south-east ofMarydale.
Prieska | |
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| Coordinates:29°40′6″S22°44′38″E/ 29.66833°S 22.74389°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Northern Cape |
| District | Pixley ka Seme |
| Municipality | Siyathemba |
| Area | |
• Total | 195.52 km2(75.49 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 14,246 |
| • Density | 73/km2(190/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| •Black African | 23.6% |
| •Coloured | 67.4% |
| •Indian/Asian | 0.5% |
| •White | 8.0% |
| • Other | 0.4% |
| First languages(2011) | |
| •Afrikaans | 92.6% |
| •Xhosa | 4.4% |
| •English | 1.0% |
| • Other | 2.0% |
| Time zone | UTC+2(SAST) |
| Postal code(street) | 8940 |
| PO box | 8940 |
| Area code | 053 |
History
editIt developed from a place to which farmers migrated when the pans were full, after rains. It was originally namedPrieschap,the name is derived fromKoranaand means ‘place of the lost she-goat’.[2][3]: 41 It was administered by a village management board from 1882 and attained municipal status in 1892. In 2011 the town had a population of 14,246.
Many residents, historically, worked at the nearbyKoegas minewhich extracted and processedblue asbestos.[4]
The town is 240 km south ofKimberleyand lies on theR357road.
Notable natives and residents
edit- Gert Thys- marathon runner
- Dricky Beukes- writer
References
edit- ^abcd"Main Place Prieska".Census 2011.
- ^"Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)".Human Science Research Council. p. 375.
- ^"Copper by the Ton".South African Panorama.19(1). Information Service of South Africa. 1974 – via Internet Archive.
- ^Steele, Jonathan (15 September 2001)."Blue death".The Guardian.Retrieved6 February2021.
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