Kimberley, Northern Cape

Location and Geography

Kimberley is the capital and largest city of the Northern Cape province of South Africa.
It is located approximately 110km east of the confluence of the Vaal and Orange Rivers.
The city has an elevation of 1,184m (3,885ft).
Kimberley covers an area of 212.64km (82.10sqmi).
The population of Kimberley in 2011 was 225,160, with a density of 1,100/km (2,700/sqmi).

Kimberley has historical significance due to its diamond mining past.
The city was sieged during the Second Anglo-Boer war.
Cecil Rhodes and Barney Barnato made their fortunes in Kimberley.
Rhodes established the De Beers diamond company in the early days of the mining town.
Kimberley was the first city in the Southern Hemisphere and the second in the world to integrate electric street lights into its infrastructure.

In 1866, Erasmus Jacobs found a small brilliant pebble on the banks of the Orange River.
The pebble was sold and proved to be a 21.25-carat (4.3g) diamond, known as the Eureka.
In 1869, the Star of South Africa, an 83.5-carat (16.7g) diamond, was found nearby.
The Star of South Africa was sold for £25,000 in the London market.
Esau Damoense, the cook for prospector Fleetwood Rawstornes Red Cap Party, found diamonds in 1871 on Colesberg Kopje, sparking the famous New Rush.

The Cape Colony, Transvaal, Orange Free State, and Griqua leader Nicolaas Waterboer all laid claim to the diamond fields.
The Keate Award went in favor of Waterboer, who placed himself under British protection.
Griqualand West was proclaimed on 27 October 1871.
The place was initially named Vooruitzigt before being renamed New Rush.
Finally, it was named Kimberley, after Lord Kimberley, the British Secretary of State for the Colonies.

The racial makeup of Kimberley in 2011 was 63.1% Black African, 26.8% Coloured, 1.2% Indian/Asian, 8.0% White, and 0.9% Other.
The first languages spoken in Kimberley in 2011 were Afrikaans (43.2%), Tswana (35.8%), English (8.7%), Xhosa (6.0%), and Other (6.3%).
Kimberley operates on the South African Standard Time (UTC+2).
The postal code for street addresses in Kimberley is 8301, and the PO box code is 8300.
The area code for Kimberley is 053.

Reference	URL
Glossary	https://harryandcojewellery.com.au/blogs/glossary/kimberley-northern-cape
Wikipedia	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kimberley,_Northern_Cape
Wikidata	https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q125905
Knowledge Graph	https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=/m/01tjpx