Koingnaas is a village in Namakwa District Municipality in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. It is located 65 km south of Kleinzee.
Koingnaas | |
|---|---|
  Koingnaas  Koingnaas | |
| Coordinates: 30°11′46″S 17°17′13″E / 30.196°S 17.287°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Northern Cape |
| District | Namakwa |
| Municipality | Kamiesberg |
| Area | |
| • Total | 46.93 km2 (18.12 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 95 m (312 ft) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 105 |
| • Density | 2.2/km2 (5.8/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Coloured | 63.8% |
| • Indian/Asian | 1.0% |
| • White | 31.4% |
| • Other | 3.8% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 99.0% |
| • Other | 1.0% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| PO box | 8249 |
| Website | www.koingnaas.com |
Established in 1970,[2] Koingnaas was once a flourishing diamond-mining town and satellite town to Kleinzee. Since De Beers' departure, the population has fallen rapidly from its peak of about 1,000 inhabitants.[3]
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Main Place Koingnaas". Census 2011.
- ^ "History of Namaqualand Mines". Diamond Coast. Archived from the original on 6 December 2005. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
- ^ "Diamond mines are not forever". Mail & Guardian. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
 | This Northern Cape location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |