Kakamas
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Place details
- Locality
- Kai !Garib Local Municipality
- Region
- Northern Cape
- Country
- South Africa
- Population
- 9,538
- Timezone
- Africa/Johannesburg
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Kakamas
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Kakamas-Water wheel-001.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- A water wheel in Kakamas
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- South Africa Northern Cape#South Africa#Africa
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- South Africa
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Northern Cape
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- ZF Mgcawu
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Kai !Garib
Key dates
- Inception
- 1 January 1898
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- village
- Country
- South Africa
- Located in
- Kai ǃGarib Local Municipality
- Elevation
- +664
- Capital of
- Kai ǃGarib Local Municipality
- Shares border with
- Upington
- Image
- Kakamas-Water wheel-001.jpg
via Wikidata · CC0
Article
6 sectionsContents
- History
- Economy
- Name origins
- Schools
- Notes
- External links
Kakamas is a town founded in 1898 and located in the Northern Cape province of South Africa, on the banks of the Orange River.
Originated as at a place where the Orange River could be relatively easily crossed. The spot was first known as Bassonsdrif. In 1898 a proper settlement was established and under the auspices of the Dutch Reformed Church the area was developed as an agricultural spot. It became a municipality in 1954.