Central Orange River

Northernmost wine-growing area (also Orange River, Oranjerivier or Lower Orange) in . It lies not far from the border with the Republic of Botswana with the Kalahari Desert and is about 800 kilometres from the Cape region. It is a ward that is not assigned to any district or region. The main town is Upington. Central Orange River is completely separate from the other South African wine-growing areas and is named after the nearly 2,000 kilometre long river (Orange River). East of Orange River, also on the riverbanks, is the District . After the prohibition of slavery in 1834, tens of thousands of Dutchmen left the Cape region in the so-called "Great Trek" and founded the independent republics of Natal, Transvaal and Orange far to the north. Many settlers settled on the banks of the widely branching Orange River. In the 19th century, large gold and diamond fields were discovered here.

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