De Hoop, Western Cape

De Hoop
De Hoop, Oudtshoorn
De Hoop  De Hoop shown within Western Cape
Coordinates: 33°36′25″S 22°02′42″E / 33.607°S 22.045°ECoordinates: 33°36′25″S 22°02′42″E / 33.607°S 22.045°E
Country	South Africa
Province	Western Cape
District	Eden
Municipality	Oudtshoorn
Area[1]
• Total	0.57 km^2 (0.22 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	151
• Density	260/km^2 (690/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
• Coloured	71.3%
• White	28.7%
First languages (2011)[1]
• Afrikaans	99.3%
• Other	0.7%

De Hoop is a town in Oudtshoorn Local Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa.

Village of the Dutch Reformed Church 16 km west of Oudtshoorn. It was laid out in July 1908 and so named with reference to Rom. 5:5, 'hope maketh not ashamed'; the definite article is often used in Dutch and Afrikaans in conjunction with abstract nouns.^[2]

References

1. "Main Place De Hoop". Census 2011.
2. Raper, Peter E. (1987). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Internet Archive. p. 133. Retrieved 28 August 2013.