Daniëlskuil

Daniëlskuil is a town in ZF Mgcawu District Municipality in the Northern Cape province of South Africa.

Daniëlskuil
Second Dutch Reformed Church, Danielskuil
Daniëlskuil
Daniëlskuil
Coordinates: 28°12′S 23°35′E
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceNorthern Cape
DistrictZF Mgcawu
MunicipalityKgatelopele
Area
 • Total174.63 km2 (67.43 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total13,597
 • Density78/km2 (200/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African47.4%
 • Coloured44.5%
 • Indian/Asian0.8%
 • White6.3%
 • Other1.0%
First languages (2011)
 • Afrikaans63.0%
 • Tswana30.9%
 • English1.8%
 • Xhosa1.1%
 • Other3.2%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
8405
PO box
8405

Description

The settlement is 142 kilometres (88 mi) north-west of Kimberley and 72 km (45 mi) north-east of Postmasburg. It takes its name from a cone-shaped depression 6 metres (20 ft) deep in the dolomitic limestone; with a domed covering, reminiscent of the biblical ‘Daniel in the lions' den’ (Afrikaans: kuil, ‘hole’, ‘pit’). The Griqua leader Adam Kok is said to have used this depression as a prison, and to also have kept snakes in it. The area was famous because of the Griqua Chief who ruled there by the name of Barend Barends. Barend Barends was the son of a “half-Hottentot Dutchman” and one of the most important leaders along the turbulent northern frontier of the Cape Colony from 1790 to 1834. He was one of the first chiefs of the Griqua tribe, an indigenous Khoi group. A book, Barend Barends - Die Vergete Kaptein van Danielskuil, has been recently published about his story. [2] [3]

During the Anglo Boer war (1899-1902) the British army built and used a blockhouse fort, which overlooks the town from the north.[4]

The area is known for rich asbestos deposits and for diamonds, while marble is also mined. Idwala Lime is the largest mining and processing operation with one of the mines near Danielskuil in the Northern Cape mining high-grade Calcitic Limestone. [5]

The Tswana name of Danielskuil is Tlaka le Tlou or Tlaka-lo-Tlou, ‘elephant reed’.[6]

gollark: Probably with multiple people for the authentic tribal hunter gathering experience
gollark: > Look m8 all I want to be is happyIf you think you will be better off without technology, you can go return to monke yourself and whatnot. Enjoy.
gollark: I think this is broadly missing the point. You're bringing up one apparently bad result of technological progress and ignoring all the really good but less obvious (because they faded into the background) things.
gollark: Strugglig to survive is not *actually* very nice and something I would like to do?
gollark: Generally lower mental health is considered worse. Consider the analogy to health.

References
  1. "Main Place Daniëlskuil". Census 2011.
  2. https://www.dfa.co.za/news/book-on-forgotten-griqua-captain-to-be-launched-37118539
  3. https://voertaal.nu/barend-barends-griekwa-leider-en-ietsie-van-alles/
  4. South African Heritage Resources Agency (SAHRA) https://www.sahra.sahra.org.za/node/32653
  5. https://www.idwala.co.za/our-operations/idwala-lime/
  6. "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)".
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