| Prieska | |
| Pushpin Map: | South Africa Northern Cape#South Africa#Africa |
| Coordinates: | -29.6683°N 22.7439°W |
| Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Name1: | Northern Cape |
| Subdivision Name2: | Pixley ka Seme |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Siyathemba |
| Subdivision Type4: | Main Place |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Leader Title: | Councillor |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 195.52 |
| Population Total: | 14246 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 23.6% |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 67.4% |
| Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 0.5% |
| Demographics1 Title4: | White |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 8.0% |
| Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics1 Info5: | 0.4% |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Afrikaans |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 92.6% |
| Demographics2 Title2: | Xhosa |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 4.4% |
| Demographics2 Title3: | English |
| Demographics2 Info3: | 1.0% |
| Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 2.0% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
| Postal Code: | 8940 |
| Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
| Postal2 Code: | 8940 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | 053 |
Prieska is a town on the south bank of the Orange River, in the province of the Northern Cape, in western South Africa. It is located on the southern bank of the Orange River, 130 km north-west of Britstown and 75 km south-east of Marydale.
It developed from a place to which farmers migrated when the pans were full, after rains. It was originally named Prieschap, the name is derived from Korana and means ‘place of the lost she-goat’.[2] [3] It was administered by a village management board from 1882 and attained municipal status in 1892. In 2011 the town had a population of 14,246.
Many residents, historically, worked at the nearby Koegas mine which extracted and processed blue asbestos.[4]
The town is 240 km south of Kimberley and lies on the R357 road.