Hotazel

Hotazel
Hotazel gate
Hotazel  Hotazel shown within Northern Cape
Coordinates: 27°12′S 22°57′E / 27.200°S 22.950°ECoordinates: 27°12′S 22°57′E / 27.200°S 22.950°E
Country	South Africa
Province	Northern Cape
District	John Taolo Gaetsewe
Municipality	Joe Morolong
Area[1]
• Total	20.08 km^2 (7.75 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	1,756
• Density	87/km^2 (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. "Main Place Hotazel". Census 2011.
2. "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 216.