Dibeng Explained

Dibeng
Pushpin Map:South Africa Northern Cape#South Africa
Coordinates:-27.5833°N 22.8833°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:South Africa
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Northern Cape
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:John Taolo Gaetsewe
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Gamagara
Subdivision Type4:Main Place
Established Title:Established
Leader Title:Councillor
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:9.08
Population Total:7848
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Racial makeup (2011)
Demographics1 Title1:Black African
Demographics1 Info1:62.2%
Demographics1 Title2:Coloured
Demographics1 Info2:30.0%
Demographics1 Title3:Indian/Asian
Demographics1 Info3:0.5%
Demographics1 Title4:White
Demographics1 Info4:6.5%
Demographics1 Title5:Other
Demographics1 Info5:0.9%
Demographics Type2:First languages (2011)
Demographics2 Title1:Tswana
Demographics2 Info1:48.5%
Demographics2 Title2:Afrikaans
Demographics2 Info2:46.1%
Demographics2 Title3:English
Demographics2 Info3:1.4%
Demographics2 Title4:Zulu
Demographics2 Info4:1.0%
Demographics2 Title5:Other
Demographics2 Info5:2.9%
Timezone1:SAST
Utc Offset1:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code (street)
Postal Code:8463
Postal2 Code Type:PO box
Postal2 Code:8463
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:053

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Main Place Dibeng . Census 2011.
  2. Web site: Dibeng. Gamagara Local Municipality. 29 August 2014.
  3. Web site: Dibeng. Northern Cape. 29 August 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140729192911/http://www.northerncape.org.za/getting_around/towns/Dibeng/. 29 July 2014. dead.
  4. Web site: Dibeng . za.geoview.info . 11 March 2018.