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 | |
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  Dibeng  Dibeng | |
| Coordinates: 27.583333°S 22.883333°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Northern Cape |
| District | John Taolo Gaetsewe |
| Municipality | Gamagara |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9.08 km2 (3.51 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 7,848 |
| • Density | 860/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 62.2% |
| • Coloured | 30.0% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.5% |
| • White | 6.5% |
| • Other | 0.9% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Tswana | 48.5% |
| • Afrikaans | 46.1% |
| • English | 1.4% |
| • Zulu | 1.0% |
| • Other | 2.9% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 8463 |
| PO box | 8463 |
| Area code | 053 |
See also
References
- "Main Place Dibeng". Census 2011.
- "Dibeng". Gamagara Local Municipality. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
- "Dibeng". Northern Cape. Archived from the original on 29 July 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
- "Dibeng". za.geoview.info. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
Municipalities and communities of John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape | ||
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District seat: Kuruman | ||
| Joe Morolong | .svg.png) John Taolo Gaetsewe District within South Africa | |
| Ga-Segonyana | ||
| Gamagara | ||
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