Bothaville
Bothaville | |
|---|---|
Bothaville Church | |
| Coordinates: 27°23′S 26°37′E / 27.383°S 26.617°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Free State |
| District | Lejweleputswa |
| Municipality | Nala |
| Established | 1889 |
| Area | |
• Total | 43.0 km2 (16.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 46,030 |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 93.8% |
| • Coloured | 0.6% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.2% |
| • White | 5.1% |
| • Other | 0.3% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Sotho | 72.9% |
| • Xhosa | 9.1% |
| • Afrikaans | 6.5% |
| • Tswana | 3.9% |
| • Other | 7.7% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 9660 |
| PO box | 9660 |
| Area code | 056 |
Bothaville is a maize farming town situated near the Vaal River in the Lejweleputswa DM of the Free State province, South Africa. It is situated 60 km east of the Vaal, on the bank of its Vals River tributary. Bothaville and the adjacent Kgotsong township have a total of approximately 46,000 residents.
The indigenous Sesotho name for the town is Mophate, which is the name of a clay pot used when traveling.