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Garies
Garies
Garies
Garies is located in Northern Cape
Garies
Garies
Garies is located in South Africa
Garies
Garies
Garies is located in Africa
Garies
Garies
Coordinates: 30°33′28″S 17°59′22″E / 30.55778°S 17.98944°E / -30.55778; 17.98944
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceNorthern Cape
DistrictNamakwa
MunicipalityKamiesberg
Area
[1]
 • Total69.44 km2 (26.81 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total2,105
 • Density30/km2 (79/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
 • Black African9.0%
 • Coloured79.1%
 • Indian/Asian0.5%
 • White10.1%
 • Other1.2%
First languages (2011)
[1]
 • Afrikaans96.0%
 • Other4.0%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
8220
PO box
8220
Area code027

Garies is a small agricultural centre situated in South Africa's Northern Cape province about 110 km south of Springbok, the chief town of the Namaqualand district. Current population approximately 1500.

The Letterklip provincial heritage site is situated just west of town.

The town is in the Namaqualand district, at the foot of the Kamiesberg, 46 km south of Kamieskroon and 146 km northwest of Vanrhynsdorp. The name is Khoekhoen and means ‘couchgrass’, Afrikaans ‘kweek’.[2]

  1. ^ a b c d "Main Place Garies". Census 2011.
  2. ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 173.

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