Hopefield, Western Cape
Hopefield is a settlement in West Coast District Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa on the R45[2] between Malmesbury and Vredenburg. The town is east of Saldanha Bay and Langebaan, 40 km (25 mi) southeast of Vredenburg and 120 km (75 mi) north of Cape Town.
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Coordinates: 33°03′56″S 18°21′03″E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Western Cape |
District | West Coast |
Municipality | Saldanha Bay |
Area | |
• Total | 32.41 km2 (12.51 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 6,460 |
• Density | 200/km2 (520/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 2.6% |
• Coloured | 81.5% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.5% |
• White | 14.4% |
• Other | 1.0% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Afrikaans | 94.2% |
• English | 3.5% |
• Other | 2.3% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 7355 |
PO box | 7355 |
Area code | 022 |
References
- "Main Place Hopefield". Census 2011.
- "Route 27 West Coast South Africa". Retrieved 26 June 2016.
- "Hopefield". West Coast Way. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
- NG Kerk Hopefield. URL last visited on 26 June 2016.
- "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 215.
- "Air Force Base Langebaanweg". Retrieved 26 June 2016.
- West Coast Fossil park
- "Elandsfontein". Encyclopædia Britannica.
- "Welkom by Hoërskool Hopefield" (in Afrikaans). Retrieved 26 June 2016.
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