Northern Cape, South Africa · Africa
71,373
Population
Africa
Continent
Johannesburg
Timezone
ZA
Country Code
Upington (Khoekhoe: ǁKhara hais) is a town founded in 1873 and located in the Northern Cape province of South Africa, on the banks of the Orange River. The town was originally called Olyvenhoutsdrift ('Olive wood drift'), due to the abundance of olive wood trees in the area, but later renamed after Sir Thomas Upington, Attorney-General and then Prime Minister of the Cape. It originated as a mission station established in 1871 and run by Reverend Christiaan Schröder. The mission station now house...
Coordinates
-28.4478°, 21.2561°
Region/State
Northern Cape
District
Siyanda District Municipality
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Country
South Africa
Region
Northern Cape
Timezone
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