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Place in Northern Cape, South Africa

Groblershoop

Key facts

area13.67km²
inception1936
instance oftown
countrySouth Africa
located in the administrative territorial entityǃKheis Local Municipality
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Country
South Africa
Province
Northern Cape
District
ZF Mgcawu
Municipality
!Kheis
Established
1936
• Total
13.67 km2 (5.28 sq mi)
• Total
4,938
• Density
361.2/km2 (935.6/sq mi)
• Black African
9.0%
• Coloured
85.1%
• Indian/Asian
0.9%
• White
4.2%
• Other
0.8%
• Afrikaans
93.3%
• Xhosa
1.7%
• Tswana
1.4%
• Other
3.6%
Time zone
UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
8850
PO box
8850
Area code
054

Groblershoop is a settlement in ZF Mgcawu District Municipality in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. It is situated about 2 km west of the Orange River.

Groblershoop was founded in 1914 on the farm Sternham, but was renamed in 1939 after Piet Grobler, a former Minister of Agriculture. The region became more developed after the construction of the Boegoeberg Dam and water channels in 1929. Known as the gateway to the Green Kalahari, the Groblershoop region is a major wine-producing area.

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