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Abiquasput, Northern Cape

26 km North of Noenieput. The name in Afrikaans meaning, water-well. Alternativly the name could have arisen from the usage, by the locals of the species of plants, Abiqua. They used the branches for to make bows and digging sticks. 


Abiquasput is a Farmstead and is located in Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa. The estimate terrain elevation Above Sea Level is 942 metres. Companies in this Area, grow crops, raise or fatten animals for animal products, and grow and harvest timber. 

References

South African Place Names by Peter E. Raper

http://za.geoview.info/abiquasputs,3370593
https://www.dnb.com/business-directory/industry-analysis.agriculture-forestry-sector.html

Further Reading
https://www.dnb.com/business-directory/company-information.agriculture-forestry-sector.za.northern_cape.upington.html https://za.linkedin.com/in/david-maasdorp-1a343b79 https://www.namakwa-dm.gov.za/