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Griquatown
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Griquatown
GPTKB entity
Statements (31)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:town
gptkbp:areaCode
053
gptkbp:country
gptkb:South_Africa
gptkbp:distanceFromKimberley
~150 km west
gptkbp:district
gptkb:Pixley_ka_Seme
gptkbp:featureType
near Orange River
near Vaal River
gptkbp:founded
early 19th century
gptkbp:historicalSignificance
first town established by Griqua people
site of first mission station north of the Orange River
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Griquatown
gptkbp:locatedIn
gptkb:South_Africa
gptkb:Northern_Cape
gptkbp:mainLanguage
gptkb:Afrikaans
gptkb:Tswana
English
gptkbp:missionStationEstablishedBy
gptkb:London_Missionary_Society
gptkbp:municipality
gptkb:Siyathemba
gptkbp:namedAfter
gptkb:Griqua_people
gptkbp:notableLandmark
gptkb:Griquatown_Museum
gptkb:Mary_Moffat_Museum
historic mission church
gptkbp:originalName
gptkb:Klaarwater
gptkbp:population
~7000
gptkbp:postalCode
8370
gptkbp:province
gptkb:Northern_Cape
gptkbp:renamed
gptkb:Griquatown
gptkbp:timezone
gptkb:SAST
gptkbp:utcOffset
+2
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Griquas
gptkbp:bfsLayer
7