Bothaville

Bothaville
Bothaville Church
Bothaville Church
Bothaville is located in Free State (South African province)
Bothaville
Bothaville
Bothaville is located in South Africa
Bothaville
Bothaville
Coordinates: 27°23′S 26°37′E / 27.383°S 26.617°E / -27.383; 26.617
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceFree State
DistrictLejweleputswa
MunicipalityNala
Established1889[1]
Area
 • Total43.0 km2 (16.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total46,030
 • Density1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African93.8%
 • Coloured0.6%
 • Indian/Asian0.2%
 • White5.1%
 • Other0.3%
First languages (2011)
 • Sotho72.9%
 • Xhosa9.1%
 • Afrikaans6.5%
 • Tswana3.9%
 • Other7.7%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
9660
PO box
9660
Area code056

Bothaville is a maize farming town situated near the Vaal River in the Lejweleputswa DM of the Free State province, South Africa. It is situated 60 km east of the Vaal, on the bank of its Vals River tributary. Bothaville and the adjacent Kgotsong township have a total of approximately 46,000 residents.[2]

  1. ^ Robson, Linda Gillian (2011). "Annexure A" (PDF). The Royal Engineers and settlement planning in the Cape Colony 1806–1872: Approach, methodology and impact (PhD thesis). University of Pretoria. pp. xlv–lii. hdl:2263/26503.
  2. ^ a b c d e Sum of the Main Places Bothaville and Kgotsong from Census 2011.