Groblershoop
Place in Northern Cape, South Africa
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Groblershoop is a settlement in ZF Mgcawu District Municipality in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. It is situated about 2 km west of the Orange River.
Groblershoop | |
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| Coordinates: 28°53′50″S 21°59′4″E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Northern Cape |
| District | ZF Mgcawu |
| Municipality | !Kheis |
| Established | 1936 |
| Area | |
• Total | 13.67 km2 (5.28 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 4,938 |
| • Density | 361.2/km2 (935.6/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 9.0% |
| • Coloured | 85.1% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.9% |
| • White | 4.2% |
| • Other | 0.8% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 93.3% |
| • Xhosa | 1.7% |
| • Tswana | 1.4% |
| • Other | 3.6% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 8850 |
| PO box | 8850 |
| Area code | 054 |
Groblershoop was founded in 1914 on the farm Sternham, but was renamed in 1939 after Piet Grobler, a former Minister of Agriculture. The region became more developed after the construction of the Boegoeberg Dam and water channels in 1929. Known as the gateway to the Green Kalahari, the Groblershoop region is a major wine-producing area.[2]
