Hotazel
Place in Northern Cape, South Africa
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Hotazel is a town in John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality in the Northern Cape province of South Africa.
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Hotazel gate | |
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| Coordinates: 27°12′S 22°57′E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Northern Cape |
| District | John Taolo Gaetsewe |
| Municipality | Joe Morolong |
| Area | |
• Total | 20.08 km2 (7.75 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 1,756 |
| • Density | 87.45/km2 (226.5/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 61.8% |
| • Coloured | 14.6% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.9% |
| • White | 22.6% |
| • Other | 0.2% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Tswana | 48.8% |
| • Afrikaans | 37.9% |
| • English | 5.0% |
| • Sotho | 2.8% |
| • Other | 5.6% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 8490 |
| PO box | 8490 |
| Area code | 053 |
The town serves the manganese mines, 147 km (91 mi) north of Postmasburg and 46 km (28.6 mi) north-west of Kuruman. It 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 and the generally torrid climate surrounding the area.[2]
