Koingnaas Explained

Koingnaas
Pushpin Map:South Africa Northern Cape#South Africa
Coordinates:-30.196°N 17.287°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:South Africa
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Northern Cape
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Namakwa
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Kamiesberg
Subdivision Type4:Main Place
Established Title:Established
Leader Title:Councillor
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:46.93
Elevation M:95
Population Total:105
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Racial makeup (2011)
Demographics1 Title1:Black African
Demographics1 Title2:Coloured
Demographics1 Info2:63.8%
Demographics1 Title3:Indian/Asian
Demographics1 Info3:1.0%
Demographics1 Title4:White
Demographics1 Info4:31.4%
Demographics1 Title5:Other
Demographics1 Info5:3.8%
Demographics Type2:First languages (2011)
Demographics2 Title1:Afrikaans
Demographics2 Info1:99.0%
Demographics2 Title5:Other
Demographics2 Info5:1.0%
Timezone1:SAST
Utc Offset1:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code (street)
Postal2 Code Type:PO box
Postal2 Code:8249
Area Code Type:Area code
Website:www.koingnaas.com

Koingnaas is a village in Namakwa District Municipality in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. It is located 65 km south of Kleinzee.

Established in 1970,[2] Koingnaas was once a flourishing diamond-mining town and satellite town to Kleinzee. Since De Beers' departure, the population has fallen rapidly from its peak of about 1,000 inhabitants.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Main Place Koingnaas . Census 2011.
  2. Web site: History of Namaqualand Mines. Diamond Coast. 7 January 2014. 6 December 2005. https://web.archive.org/web/20051206004532/http://www.coastofdiamonds.co.za/getting_around/getting_frames.htm. dead.
  3. Web site: Diamond mines are not forever. Mail & Guardian. 7 January 2014.