Gariep (Municipality)

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Municipal area until 2016

Gariep ( English Gariep Local Municipality ) was a local municipality in the Joe Gqabi district of the South African province of Eastern Cape . The seat of the municipal administration was in Burgersdorp . Their territory was incorporated into the newly formed local congregation Walter Sisulu in August 2016 .

The municipality was named after the Griqua word for the Orange River on which the municipality was located.

Cities / places

Demographics

33,677 inhabitants lived on an area of ​​8,911 km² (as of 2011).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Local Government Handbook. South Africa: Gariep Local Municipality (EC144) . at www.municipalities.co.za (English).
  2. ^ Department of Arts and Culture: Place Names . at www.salanguages.com (English).
  3. ↑ 2011 census: Gariep . accessed on August 29, 2020.

Coordinates: 31 ° 0 ′  S , 26 ° 19 ′  E