Koingnaas
Place in Northern Cape, South Africa
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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 | |
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  Koingnaas Location within Northern Cape  Koingnaas Location within South Africa | |
| Coordinates: 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 | 2.24/km2 (5.79/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]
