Bothasig

Bothasig
Bothasig
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	Coordinates: 33°51′34″S 18°32′23″E / 33.85944°S 18.53972°E
Country	South Africa
Province	Western Cape
Municipality	City of Cape Town
Main Place	Milnerton
Area
• Total	4.07 km2 (1.57 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	11,790
• Density	2,900/km2 (7,500/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
• Black African	6.2%
• Coloured	14.1%
• Indian/Asian	1.3%
• White	76.7%
• Other	1.6%
First languages (2011)
• English	70.4%
• Afrikaans	25.2%
• Xhosa	2.0%
• Other	2.3%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	7441
PO box	7406

Bothasig is a suburban area of the City of Cape Town in Western Cape, South Africa. It is located north of Edgemead and east of Milnerton. It is located approximately 15 km north-east of the Cape Town city centre.

Developed as a township mainly for Tradesmen/women and their families with a max income of R140 a month and laid out on the farm Bosmansdam, which it was initially named after, but renamed in 1966 after P W Botha, then Minister of Community Development and subsequently Prime Minister and State President of the Republic of South Africa.^[2]

Bothasig is an area located toward the west of the province Western Cape in South Africa. The area is very community focused and hosts the Bothasig Football Club (Abe Sher Stadium) alongside the Bothasig Baseball Club.

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Sub Place Bothasig". Census 2011.
^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 91.

[census2011-1] "Sub Place Bothasig". Census 2011.

[dsapn-2] "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 91.

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