Kakamas
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| Coordinates | 28 ° 48 ′ S , 20 ° 39 ′ E | ||
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| Country | South Africa | ||
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| District | ZF Mgcawu | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | ZA-NC | ||
| local community | Kai ǃGarib | ||
| Residents | 9538 (2011) | ||
| founding | 1897 | ||
 Water wheel in Kakamas
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Kakamas is a town in the North Cape province of South Africa . Kakamas belongs to the municipality of Kai ǃGarib in the ZF Mgcawu district . In 2011 the village had 9,538 inhabitants. In the Khoikhoi language , Kakamas means "desolate pastureland".
history
Kakamas was founded in 1897 by missionaries from the Dutch Reformed Church in South Africa on the banks of the Orange River . In the region of Kakamas, farmers who had lost their livelihood due to drought in other regions of South Africa should be given the opportunity to start over. The hired farmers set up a large-scale system for irrigation of agricultural land. In return, everyone involved received a piece of land.
Due to the hot, dry climate, the region around Kakamas is now ideally suited for the cultivation of soft fruits due to the existing irrigation system . Outdated irrigation channels are also used. The region has left its mark on the agricultural sector of South Africa in terms of soft fruit cultivation: A single peach tree from Kakamas is the progenitor of three quarters of all South African peach trees. Today the cultivation of cotton plays a far more important role in the region .
The region of Kakamas is known for its abundance of precious stones .
Web links
- Information at go2africa.com (English)
- Information at planetware.com ( Memento from February 9, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ 2011 census , accessed November 18, 2013
- ↑ Information at go2africa.com (English), accessed on April 2, 2011