Dibeng, also known as Deben, is a small town situated on the banks of the dry Gamagara River in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa, alongside the R380 Regional Route.
The town was given its name by the Tswana people and it means “first drinking place”. Dibeng is also called ‘the sunflower town’ because, as residents have to provide their own water, every property sports a windpump.
Dibeng falls within the Gamagara Local Municipality and the John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality.
The town has very strong Dutch Reformed roots, the congregations at Kathu, Kuruman, and Olifantshoek having seceded from the original congregation in Dibeng.
Dibeng is home to the Kalahari Velskoene, a shoe factory that manufactures iconic South African handmade leather shoes and belts.
