Dibeng

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Dibeng
Dibeng is located in Northern Cape
Dibeng
Dibeng
Dibeng is located in South Africa
Dibeng
Dibeng
Coordinates: 27°35′00″S 22°53′00″E / 27.583333°S 22.883333°E / -27.583333; 22.883333Coordinates: 27°35′00″S 22°53′00″E / 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

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]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "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.