Nababeep is a town in Namakwa District Municipality in the Northern Cape province of South Africa.

Nababeep
Nababeep is located in Northern Cape
Nababeep
Nababeep
Nababeep is located in South Africa
Nababeep
Nababeep
Coordinates: 29°35′24″S 17°47′02″E / 29.59°S 17.784°E / -29.59; 17.784
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceNorthern Cape
DistrictNamakwa
MunicipalityNama Khoi
Area
 • Total123.13 km2 (47.54 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total5,374
 • Density44/km2 (110/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African3.9%
 • Coloured91.2%
 • Indian/Asian0.5%
 • White4.2%
 • Other0.2%
First languages (2011)
 • Afrikaans96.2%
 • Xhosa1.5%
 • Other2.3%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
8265
PO box
8265

Nababeep is an old copper-mining town in Namaqualand, 19 km north-west of Springbok. Founded in 1860 by the Okiep Copper Company. The name is of Khoekhoen origin and means ‘rhinoceros place’.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Main Place Nababeep". Census 2011.
  2. ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 326.