Delportshoop

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Delportshoop
Delportshoop (South Africa)
Delportshoop
Delportshoop
Coordinates 28 ° 25 ′ 7 ″  S , 24 ° 18 ′ 45 ″  O Coordinates: 28 ° 25 ′ 7 ″  S , 24 ° 18 ′ 45 ″  O
Basic data
Country South Africa
District Frances Baard
ISO 3166-2 ZA
local community Dikgatlong
surface 66.8 km²
Residents 4788 (2011)
density 71.7  Ew. / km²
founding 1931

Delportshoop ( Afrikaans ), also Tsineng and Dekgathlong ( Setswana ), is a South African place in the municipality of Dikgatlong , Frances Baard District in the Northern Cape Province . It is located about 26 miles northwest of Barkly West . In 2011 Delportshoop had 4788 inhabitants in 1155 households. The two districts Tidimalo and Proteahof are located east of the older settlement core and were planned as a township with a buffer zone.

history

The place Delportshoop lies at the confluence of the Vaal with the Harts and originated from a camp of diamond seekers . The place name is due to the person who first found diamonds here. The area was officially declared a prospective area in 1871. However, a village administration was not established until 1931 and in 1970 Delportshoop was granted municipal status.

In Setswana , the Tswana language, there are two names for the place, each with several slightly different variants. These are Tsineng (Tsining, Tsening, Tsenin and Tsoneng) and Dekgathlong (Dekhathlong, Dekatlong, Dekgathlong, Dikgatlhong, Likatlong and Likhatlhong). The name Dekgathlong means "meeting place", which is aimed at the confluence of the Vaal and Harts.

Diamonds have been found in the sediments along the Vaal since 1869. The search extended particularly downstream between Windsorton , Barkly West and Delportshoop. In 1870 negotiations between Boer politicians and representatives of the Griqua led to the emigration of these population groups and the administration of the Orange Free State proclaimed the area their territory.

particularities

Archaeological excavations between Delportshoop and Barkly West have unearthed relics from the Old Paleolithic , the age of which is estimated to be around 2.3 million years. This would make this site one of the oldest with paleoanthropogenic evidence in South Africa.

economy

Delportshoop's water treatment plant is connected to the Vaal Gamagara Regional Water Supply Scheme managed by Sedibeng Water . In addition, the location is included in the Vaalharts Irrigation Scheme .

traffic

Delportshoop can be reached by land via the R31 regional road from Kimberley (63 km) or via the R370 from Warrenton (84 km). The N8 and N12 national roads run through Kimberley . Near the village is the Borrelskop stop on the Kimberley – Barkly West – Sishen – Hotazel railway .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b according to OSM
  2. ↑ 2011 census . accessed on June 6, 2020.
  3. ↑ Dikgatlong Local Municipality: Spatial Development Framework Review 2014–2019 . Barkly West 2014, online at www.francesbaard.gov.za (English, PDF); PDF p. 100, doc. P. 82.
  4. ^ Peter Edmund Raper : Dictionary of Southern African Place Names . Lowry Publishers, Johannesburg 1987 (2nd ed.), P. 90.
  5. ^ Nelius Kruger: Archeological Impact Assessment (AIA) on Erf 357 of Vaalharts Settlement B for the Proposed Ganspan-Pan Wetland Reserve Development, Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape Province . 2019, online at www.cesnet.co.za (English); PDF p. 34, doc. P. 35.
  6. ^ Nelius Kruger: Heritage Scoping Study of Demaracted Areas on Portions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and the Remainder of the Farm Kameelput 156 for the Proposed Kameelput Prospecting Project in the Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape Province . 2019, online at www.sahris.sahra.org.za (English, PDF); PDF p. 30, 34, doc.p. 29, 33.
  7. ^ South African Heritage Resources Agency: Vaal Gamagara Regional Water Supply Scheme Phase 2 (VGRWSS-II): Upgrade of Existing Scheme . at www.sahris.sahra.org.za (English).