Barkly West
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| Coordinates | 28 ° 32 ′ S , 24 ° 31 ′ E | ||
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| Country | South Africa | ||
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| District | Frances Baard | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | ZA-NC | ||
| local community | Dikgatlong | ||
| Residents | 8258 (2011) | ||
| founding | 1869 | ||
 Canteen Kopjie Monument in Barkly West
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Barkly West ( Afrikaans : Barkly-Wes ) is the seat of the municipality Dikgatlong in the Frances Baard district in the Northern Cape Province in South Africa . In 2011 the city had 8,258 inhabitants.
Barkly West is northwest of Kimberley . In 1869 it was founded as Klip Drift . After the discovery of diamonds , it was assigned to what was then the colony of Griqualand West and the name was changed to Barkly West. Like Barkly East , the town is named after Henry Barkly , who was governor of the Cape Colony from 1870 to 1877 .
Web links
Commons : Barkly West - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ 2011 census , accessed November 18, 2013