Hopetown
Hopetown is a town which lies at the edge of the Great Karoo in South Africa's Northern Cape province. It is situated on an arid slope leading down to the Orange River. The first diamond discovered in South Africa, the Eureka Diamond, was found at Hopetown.
Hopetown | |
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The Orange River on the outskirts of town | |
Hopetown Hopetown | |
| Coordinates: 29°37′33″S 24°05′08″E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Northern Cape |
| District | Pixley ka Seme |
| Municipality | Thembelihle |
| Area | |
| • Total | 73.86 km2 (28.52 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 10,259 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (360/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 18.8% |
| • Coloured | 73.1% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.7% |
| • White | 6.9% |
| • Other | 0.5% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 88.1% |
| • Xhosa | 7.2% |
| • Tswana | 1.5% |
| • English | 1.3% |
| • Other | 2.0% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 8750 |
| PO box | 8750 |
| Area code | 053 |
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