Upington
Sign in to saveUpington () is a town founded in 1873 and located in the Northern Cape province of South Africa, on the banks of the Orange River. The town was originally called Olyvenhoutsdrift ('Olive wood drift'), due to the abundance of olive wood trees in the area, but later renamed after Sir Thomas Upington, Attorney-General and then Prime Minister of the Cape. It originated as a mission station established in 1871 and run by Reverend Christiaan Schröder. The mission station now houses the Kalahari Orange Museum. The museum is also the home of a donkey statue, which recognises the enormous contribution
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Upington
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Upington.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Aerial view of Upington's Central Business District
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- South Africa Northern Cape#South Africa#Africa
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- ZF Mgcawu
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Dawid Kruiper
- Settlement.subdivision_type4
- Main Place
- Settlement.established_title
- Established
- Settlement.established_date
- 1873
- Settlement.government_type
- Local Municipality
- Settlement.leader_party
- ANC
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Limakatso Koloi
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Dawid Kruiper Municipality
Official website for the Dawid Kruiper Municipality community.
kharahais.gov.za →Link to the official site · 2,808 chars · not written by Vinony
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Upington
- Population
- 121189
- Area
- 580.8
- Elevation
- 848
- Official website
- www.kharahais.gov.za
- Image
- Upington.jpg
- Dialing code
- 054
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- Commons category
- Upington
- inception
- 1873-01-01
- postal code
- 8800
- P12749
- 861 Aïda
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11 sectionsContents
- The Upington 26
- Wine industry
- Transportation
- Public institutions
- Geography and climate
- Notable natives and residents
- Gallery
- Sport
- See also
- References
- External links
Upington () is a town founded in 1873 and located in the Northern Cape province of South Africa, on the banks of the Orange River. The town was originally called Olyvenhoutsdrift ('Olive wood drift'), due to the abundance of olive wood trees in the area, but later renamed after Sir Thomas Upington, Attorney-General and then Prime Minister of the Cape. It originated as a mission station established in 1871 and run by Reverend Christiaan Schröder. The mission station now houses the Kalahari Orange Museum. The museum is also the home of a donkey statue, which recognises the enormous contribution that this animal made to the development of the region during the pioneering days of the 19th century.
The elevation of Upington is 2,742 feet (835 metres). It is the closest large centre to the Augrabies Falls (arguably the greatest of South African waterfalls) and the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. The landscape is very arid but the soil is fertile and crops such as fruit are grown in irrigated fields. The area is best known for its export-quality grapes, raisins and wines, which are cultivated on the rich flood plains of the Orange River.
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