Groblershoop | |
Pushpin Map: | South Africa Northern Cape#South Africa |
Coordinates: | -28.8972°N 21.9844°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Northern Cape |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | ZF Mgcawu |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | !Kheis |
Subdivision Type4: | Main Place |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | 1936 |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 13.67 |
Population Total: | 4938 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
Demographics1 Info1: | 9.0% |
Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
Demographics1 Info2: | 85.1% |
Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
Demographics1 Info3: | 0.9% |
Demographics1 Title4: | White |
Demographics1 Info4: | 4.2% |
Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
Demographics1 Info5: | 0.8% |
Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
Demographics2 Title1: | Afrikaans |
Demographics2 Info1: | 93.3% |
Demographics2 Title2: | Xhosa |
Demographics2 Info2: | 1.7% |
Demographics2 Title3: | Tswana |
Demographics2 Info3: | 1.4% |
Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
Demographics2 Info5: | 3.6% |
Timezone1: | SAST |
Utc Offset1: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
Postal Code: | 8850 |
Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
Postal2 Code: | 8850 |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Area Code: | 054 |
Groblershoop is a settlement in ZF Mgcawu District Municipality in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. It is situated about 2 km west of the Orange River.
Groblershoop was founded in 1914 on the farm Sternham, but was renamed in 1939 after Piet Grobler, a former Minister of Agriculture. The region became more developed after the construction of the Boegoeberg Dam and water channels in 1929. Known as the gateway to the Green Kalahari, the Groblershoop region is a major wine-producing area.[2]