Niekerkshoop

Niekerkshoop
Niekerkshoop
Niekerkshoop Niekerkshoop Niekerkshoop  Niekerkshoop shown within Northern Cape
Coordinates: 29°19′36″S 22°50′13″E / 29.32667°S 22.83694°ECoordinates: 29°19′36″S 22°50′13″E / 29.32667°S 22.83694°E
Country	South Africa
Province	Northern Cape
District	Pixley ka Seme
Municipality	Siyathemba
Area[1]
• Total	31.01 km^2 (11.97 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	1,830
• Density	59/km^2 (150/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
• Black African	6.6%
• Coloured	91.9%
• Indian/Asian	0.3%
• White	0.8%
• Other	0.4%
First languages (2011)[1]
• Afrikaans	95.8%
• Tswana	1.4%
• Other	2.8%
Postal code (street)	8930
PO box	8930
Area code	053

Niekerkshoop is a town in Pixley ka Seme District Municipality in the Northern Cape province of South Africa.

Village and asbestos mining centre 80 km south of Griquatown and 40 km north of Prieska. It was laid out on the farm Modderfontein in 1902 and has been administered by a village management board since 1904. Named after the owners of the farm, brothers named Van Niekerk.^[2]

References

1. "Main Place Niekerkshoop". Census 2011.
2. "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 337.