Northern Cape
Pixley ka Seme District Municipality
Siyancuma Local Municipality

Griekwastad

Griekwastad is a country town in South Africa. It is sometimes still called Griquatown, a name which is now considered historical. On maps from the 1840s is the town also called "Karrikamma", or called ’Gatee t’Kamma according to the book The native races of South Africa.
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  • Type: Town with 6,430 residents
  • Description: town in the Northern Cape, South Africa
  • Also known as: “Griquatown” and “Klaarwater”

Griekwastad

Latitude
-28.8482° or 28° 50′ 54″ south
Longitude
23.25285° or 23° 15′ 10″ east
Population
6,430
Elevation
1,306 metres (4,285 feet)
Inception
1812
Open location code
5G355723+P4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 708858400
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
999999
Wiki­data ID
Q367465
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Griekwastad” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Griekwastad”
  • Asturian: “Griekwastad”
  • Catalan: “Griekwastad”
  • Chinese: “格里夸鎮”
  • Chinese: “格里夸镇”
  • Danish: “Griekwastad”
  • Dutch: “Griekwastad”
  • Estonian: “Griekwastad”
  • French: “Griekwastad”
  • German: “Griekwastad”
  • Hungarian: “Griekwastad”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Griekwastad”
  • Pedi: “Griekwastad”
  • Romanian: “Griquastad”
  • Zulu: “IGriekwastad”

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