Dibeng

Place in Northern Cape, South Africa
27°35′00″S 22°53′00″E / 27.583333°S 22.883333°E / -27.583333; 22.883333CountrySouth AfricaProvinceNorthern CapeDistrictJohn Taolo GaetseweMunicipalityGamagaraArea • 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

  • af:NG gemeente Deben

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.
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Municipalities and communities of John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape
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