Country South Africa District Pixley ka Seme Established 1882 Local time Sunday 8:38 PM | Province Northern Cape Municipality Siyathemba Postal code (street) 8940 Area code 053 | |
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Weather 21°C, Wind SW at 8 km/h, 14% Humidity | ||
Prieska is a town on the south bank of the Orange River, in the province of the Northern Cape, in western South Africa.
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Map of Prieska, 8940, South Africa
It is located on the southern bank of the Orange River, 130 km north-west of Britstown and 75 km south-east of Marydale. It developed from a place to which farmers migrated when the pans were full, after rains. It was administered by a village management board from 1882 and attained municipal status in 1892. The name is derived from Korana and means ‘place of the lost she-goat’.
The town is 240 km south of Kimberley and lies on the R357 road. It was originally named Prieschap, a Khoisan word meaning ‘place of the lost she-goat’. The town was founded in 1882, and in 2011 the town had a population of 14,246.
Notable natives and residents
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