Garies

Garies
Garies
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Coordinates: 30°33′28″S 17°59′22″E
Country	South Africa
Province	Northern Cape
District	Namakwa
Municipality	Kamiesberg
Area [1]
• Total	69.44 km^2 (26.81 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	2,105
• Density	30/km^2 (79/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	9.0%
• Coloured	79.1%
• Indian/Asian	0.5%
• White	10.1%
• Other	1.2%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Afrikaans	96.0%
• Other	4.0%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	8220
PO box	8220
Area code	027

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]

References

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