Klein Mier

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Klein Mier
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Klein Mier
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Klein Mier
Coordinates: 26°44′00″S20°02′00″E / 26.7333°S 20.0333°E / -26.7333; 20.0333 Coordinates: 26°44′00″S20°02′00″E / 26.7333°S 20.0333°E / -26.7333; 20.0333
Country South Africa
Province Northern Cape
District ZF Mgcawu
Municipality Dawid Kruiper
Area
[1]
 • Total1.01 km2 (0.39 sq mi)
Population
(2011) [1]
 • Total449
 • Density440/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
 •  Black African 2.9%
 •  Coloured 96.9%
 • Other0.2%
First languages (2011)
[1]
 •  Afrikaans 98.4%
 • Other1.6%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)

Klein Mier is a small town in the Dawid Kruiper Local Municipality within the ZF Mgcawu District Municipality in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. 449 people reside in the town, 96.88% of whom are Coloured. Afrikaans is spoken by 98.22% of the population. [2] [3]

Dawid Kruiper Local Municipality Local municipality in Northern Cape, South Africa

Dawid Kruiper Local Municipality is a local municipality of South Africa. It was established after the August 2016 local elections by merging Mier and //Khara Hais local municipalities. and named after the San politician Dawid Kruiper.

ZF Mgcawu District Municipality District municipality in Northern Cape, South Africa

The ZF Mgcawu District Municipality is one of the 5 districts of the Northern Cape province of South Africa. The seat of ZF Mgcawu is Upington. The majority (76%) of its 236,783 people speak Afrikaans. The district code is DC8.

Northern Cape Province of South Africa

The Northern Cape is the largest and most sparsely populated province of South Africa. It was created in 1994 when the Cape Province was split up. Its capital is Kimberley. It includes the Kalahari Gemsbok National Park, part of the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, an international park shared with Botswana. It also includes the Augrabies Falls and the diamond mining regions in Kimberley and Alexander Bay. The Namaqualand region in the west is famous for its Namaqualand daisies. The southern towns of De Aar and Colesberg, in the Great Karoo, are major transport nodes between Johannesburg, Cape Town and Port Elizabeth. In the northeast, Kuruman is known as a mission station and also for its artesian spring, the Eye of Kuruman. The Orange River flows through the province, forming the borders with the Free State in the southeast and with Namibia to the northwest. The river is also used to irrigate the many vineyards in the arid region near Upington.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Main Place Klein Mier". Census 2011.
  2. ↑ "Census 2011 — Main Place "Klein Mier"". census2011.adrianfrith.com. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  3. ↑ Statistics South Africa. "Main Place | Statistics South Africa". statssa.gov.za. Retrieved 5 September 2017.


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