Hopetown

Hopetown
The Orange River on the outskirts of town
The Orange River on the outskirts of town
Hopetown is located in Northern Cape
Hopetown
Hopetown
Hopetown is located in South Africa
Hopetown
Hopetown
Coordinates: 29°37′33″S 24°05′08″E / 29.62583°S 24.08556°E / -29.62583; 24.08556
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceNorthern Cape
DistrictPixley ka Seme
MunicipalityThembelihle
Area
 • Total73.86 km2 (28.52 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total10,259
 • Density140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African18.8%
 • Coloured73.1%
 • Indian/Asian0.7%
 • White6.9%
 • Other0.5%
First languages (2011)
 • Afrikaans88.1%
 • Xhosa7.2%
 • Tswana1.5%
 • English1.3%
 • Other2.0%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
8750
PO box
8750
Area code053

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.

  1. ^ a b c d "Main Place Hopetown". Census 2011.