Upington

Location Name

Upington

Description

Location: Seat of the Dawid Kruiper Local Municipality and the ZF Mgcawu District Municipality, in the Northern Cape province.

Founded: 1873.

Name: Colloquially known as the River City.

Economy: Principal town of the Green Kalahari. Agriculture is supported by irrigation from the Orange River (Gariep River) to produce export-quality grapes, raisins, and wines. Growing manufacturing industry.

Previous numberplate: CAY (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_registration_plates_of_South_Africa), see the entry for Upington 05.

References

https://dawidkruiper.xyz/

https://dawidkruiper.xyz/local-economic-development-led/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upington

https://municipalities.co.za/overview/1245/dawid-kruiper-local-municipality

https://municipalities.co.za/overview/138/zf-mgcawu-district-municipality

Administrative Level

Town

Province

Northern Cape