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 also known as 'The Sig' 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 for destitute whites and laid out on the farm Bosmansdam high school , 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 a soccer club (Abe Sher Stadium) alongside the Bothasig Baseball Club.

References

^ ^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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