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Vanderkloof Dam is the second-largest dam in South Africa (in volume), having the highest dam wall in the country at 108 metres (354 ft). The dam was commissioned in 1977; it has a capacity of 3,187.557 million cubic metres (2,584,195 acre⋅ft) and a surface area of 133.43 square kilometres (51.52 sq mi) when full.
Renosterberg Local Municipality. / 30.250°S 24.500°E / -30.250; 24.500. Renosterberg Municipality ( Afrikaans: Renosterberg Munisipaliteit; Xhosa: uMasipala wase Renosterberg) is a local municipality within the Pixley ka Seme District Municipality, in the Northern Cape province of South Africa .
The Orania Representative Council ( Afrikaans: Orania Verteenwoordigende Raad) is the local municipal representative council in the Northern Cape province of South Africa that governs the Afrikaner-town of Orania in the Pixley ka Seme District Municipality. During the implementation of a new municipal system in South Africa in 2000, the Orania ...
The Gariep Dam is the largest storage reservoir in South Africa. In South African English, 'dam' refers both to the structure and the water volume it retains. Gariep Dam has a total storage capacity of approximately 5,340,000 megalitres (5,340 hm 3) and a surface area of more than 370 square kilometres (140 sq mi) when full.
The town has grown at an annual population growth that was estimated at 10% in 2019. [22] The population increased by 55% to 2,500 from 2018 to mid-2022, [17] and to 2,800 in July 2023. [23] In 2023, the town council wanted the population to grow to 10,000 as soon as possible. [24]
De Aar is a town in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. It has a population of around 42,000 inhabitants. [1] It is the second-most important railway junction in the country [1], situated on the line between Cape Town and Kimberley. The junction was of particular strategic importance to the British during the Second Boer War.
August 9, 2024 at 12:03 PM. The Town Council will have the opportunity to weigh in Tuesday on the U.S. Secret Service-initiated indefinite road closure on South Ocean Boulevard next to former ...
There are 878 communities in Wales, [10] however only 734 communities have a community council (also styled as a "town council" for some communities). The current configuration of communities was established in the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 , while the framework was established earlier in the Local Government Act 1972 .