Hotazel

Hotazel

Hotazel gate
Hotazel

 Hotazel shown within Northern Cape

Coordinates: 27°12′S 22°57′E / 27.200°S 22.950°E / -27.200; 22.950Coordinates: 27°12′S 22°57′E / 27.200°S 22.950°E / -27.200; 22.950
Country South Africa
Province Northern Cape
District John Taolo Gaetsewe
Municipality Joe Morolong
Area[1]
  Total 20.08 km2 (7.75 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
  Total 1,756
  Density 87/km2 (230/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
  Black African 61.8%
  Coloured 14.6%
  Indian/Asian 0.9%
  White 22.6%
  Other 0.2%
First languages (2011)[1]
  Tswana 48.8%
  Afrikaans 37.9%
  English 5.0%
  Sotho 2.8%
  Other 5.6%
Postal code (street) 8490
PO box 8490
Area code 053

Hotazel is a town in John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality in the Northern Cape province of South Africa.

Town serving the manganese mines, 147 km north of Postmasburg and 46 km north-west of Kuruman. Takes its name from the farm on which it was laid out; a pun on 'hot as hell', referring to the weather when the farm was surveyed.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Main Place Hotazel". Census 2011.
  2. "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 216.
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