West Griqualand, Tsantsabane Local Municipality, ZF Mgcawu District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| West Griqualand | State (Historical) |
| Tsantsabane Local Municipality | Municipality |
| ZF Mgcawu District Municipality | District Municipality |
| Northern Cape | Province |
| South Africa | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
28° 0' 53'' South , 22° 59' 37'' East
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State (Historical) - last checked 2021
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Alluvial diamonds (river, ocean and beach) that weathered out from the main kimberlite fields around Kimberly.
Griqualand West is an area of central South Africa with an area of 40,000 km² that now forms part of the Northern Cape Province. It was inhabited by the Griqua people – a semi-nomadic, Afrikaans-speaking nation of mixed-race origin, who established several states outside the expanding frontier of the Cape Colony. It was also inhabited by the pre-existing Tswana and Khoisan peoples.
In 1873 it was proclaimed as a British colony, with its capital at Kimberley, and in 1880 it was annexed by the Cape Colony. When the Union of South Africa was formed in 1910, Griqualand West was part of the Cape Province but continued to have its own "provincial" sports teams.
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| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Griqualand_West |
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| Wikidata ID: | Q2547918 |
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