Kakamas
in Siyanda District Municipality of Northern Cape, South Africa

How to get there and get around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
-28.773 and 20.615 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
S -28° 46' 24" and E 20° 36' 52"
Currency and Currency Code:
Rand - ZAR
Spoken languages:
Zulu, Xhosa, Afrikaans, English, Tswana, Southern Sotho, Tsonga, Swati, Venda, South Ndebele
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 07:32 AM (Monday)
Timezone: Africa/Johannesburg
UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:33 am and 7:11 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
22.222 and -159.549 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Halehomaha
References
This place on Wikipedia
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Current travel safety evaluation for South Africa in Southern Africa

Safety Score: 3,4 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to South Africa.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning South Africa. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03

Discover Kakamas

Kakamas in Siyanda District Municipality (Northern Cape) is a place in South Africa about 510 mi (or 821 km) south-west of Pretoria, the country's capital city.

Current time in Kakamas is now 07:32 AM (Monday). The local timezone is named Africa / Johannesburg with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 5 airports near Kakamas. The closest airport in South Africa is Pierre Van Ryneveld Airport in a distance of 47 mi (or 76 km), North-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Upington, Pofadder, Groblershoop, Prieska and Postmasburg. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 36°C / 96 °F

Morning Temperature 21°C / 70 °F
Evening Temperature 37°C / 98 °F
Night Temperature 27°C / 81 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 8%
Air Pressure 1009 hPa
Wind Speed Fresh Breeze with 15 km/h (9 mph) from North
Cloud Conditions Scattered clouds, covering 49% of sky
General Conditions Scattered clouds

Tuesday, 19th of November 2024

37°C (98 °F)
26°C (79 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, clear sky.

Wednesday, 20th of November 2024

38°C (100 °F)
25°C (77 °F)
Light rain, high wind, near gale, clear sky.

Thursday, 21st of November 2024

30°C (87 °F)
24°C (76 °F)
Few clouds, moderate breeze.

Hotels and Places to Stay

Vergelegen Guesthouse

Address
2,3 mi
P.O. Box 730
8870 Kakamas
South Africa

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 6:00 - 22:00
Weekend: closed


Videos from this area

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Golf 7 R launch control - Kakamas - Dale nc...part 1

Published: February 26, 2018
Length: 03:08 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Enrico Antonio Januarie

Golf practice launch control part 1.


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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Battle of Kakamas

The battle of Kakamas took place in Kakamas, Northern Cape Province of South Africa on 4 February 1915. It was a skirmish for control of two river fords over the Orange River between contingents of a German invasion force and South African armed forces. The South Africans succeed in preventing the Germans gaining control of the fords and crossing the river.

Located at -28.8, 20.65 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
1915 in South Africa, Battles of the South-West African Campaign, Battles of World War I involving South Africa, Battles of World War I involving Germany, Conflicts in 1915


This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Kakamas