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Northern Cape PSDF
Volume 2
Renosterberg Very Small Low Dev/High Need Social
Richtersveld Medium High Dev/Low Need Infra & Basic
Siyancuma Large Transitional Infra & Social
Siyanda Very Small Low Dev/Low Need Basic
Siyathemba Medium Low Dev/High Need Social
Sol Plaatje Very Large High Dev/Low Need Infra & Basic
Thembelihle Small Transitional Social
Tsantsabane Large Transitional Basic
Ubuntu Medium Low Dev/High Need Social
Umsobomvu Medium High Dev/High Need Infra & Social
D.3.2 SETTLEMENT PROFILES
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December 2011
A fundamental element of the town profiles was to expose the dominant economic base of each
town to better understand and appreciate the settlements’ development and socio‐cultural
potential. By evaluating each town’s rationale for existence, the individual settlements were
qualitatively categorised according to the following economic base categories. Although
settlements usually have more than one economic base function, in these cases only the
predominant function is highlighted:
a) Agriculture centre: Related to traditional service centres are those settlements with a
substantial component of agriculture activities within the town structure.
b) Diverse centre: Settlements with a well established and balanced economic base,
incorporating a diversified amalgam of economic functions – such settlements do not rely
on only one or two sectors as their economic base.
c) Mining centre: Settlements where mining activities provide the resource base for economic
development.
d) Recreational centre: Leisure activities undertaken by residents and tourists to exploit local
natural and cultural recreation opportunities.
e) Regional centre: Settlements serving several lower‐order settlements with higher‐order
services and goods over a relatively extensive spatial sphere of influence.
f) Residential centre: A dormitory town where people live permanently, but work elsewhere,
or are jobless.
g) Service centre: Traditional central place settlements serving the daily needs of a
surrounding farming community, e.g. providing educational, religious, shopping and
professional services.
h) Transportation centre: Settlements where road, rail, air or water activities play a dominant
role in their economic functioning.
Table D.2: Integrated Settlement Profiles
SETTLEMENT
POPULATION
(SEE MAP D.18)
ECONOMIC BASE DEVELOPMENT & NEED INVESTMENT TYPE
Aggeneys Medium Mining Low Dev/Low Need Basic
Alexander Bay Small Mining High Dev/Low Need Infra & Basic
Alheit Small Agriculture Low Dev/High Need Social
Augrabies Medium Agriculture Low Dev/High Need Social
Barkly West Large Mining High Dev/High Need Infra & Social
Blackrock Small Mining Low Dev/Low Need Basic
Boegoeberg Small Agriculture Low Dev/High Need Social
Brandvlei Medium Service Centre Transition Social
Britstown Medium Service Centre Transition Infra & Social
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