Bothaville

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nameBothaville
image_skylineBothaville DR Church.JPG
image_captionBothaville Church
pushpin_mapSouth Africa Free State#South Africa
coordinates
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameSouth Africa
subdivision_type1Province
subdivision_name1Free State
subdivision_type2District
subdivision_name2Lejweleputswa
subdivision_type3Municipality
subdivision_name3Nala
subdivision_type4Main Place
established_titleEstablished
established_date1889
leader_titleCouncillor
area_footnotes
area_total_km243.0
population_footnotes
population_total46030
population_as_of2011
population_density_km2auto
demographics_type1Racial makeup (2011)
demographics1_footnotes
demographics1_title1Black African
demographics1_info193.8%
demographics1_title2Coloured
demographics1_info20.6%
demographics1_title3Indian/Asian
demographics1_info30.2%
demographics1_title4White
demographics1_info45.1%
demographics1_title5Other
demographics1_info50.3%
demographics_type2First languages (2011)
demographics2_footnotes
demographics2_title1Sotho
demographics2_info172.9%
demographics2_title2Xhosa
demographics2_info29.1%
demographics2_title3Afrikaans
demographics2_info36.5%
demographics2_title4Tswana
demographics2_info43.9%
demographics2_title5Other
demographics2_info57.7%
timezone1SAST
utc_offset1+2
postal_code_typePostal code (street)
postal_code9660
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| name = Bothaville | image_skyline = Bothaville DR Church.JPG | image_caption = Bothaville Church | pushpin_map = South Africa Free State#South Africa | coordinates = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = South Africa | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = Free State | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Lejweleputswa | subdivision_type3 = Municipality | subdivision_name3 = Nala | subdivision_type4 = Main Place | established_title = Established | established_date = 1889 | leader_title = Councillor | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 43.0 | population_footnotes = | population_total = 46030 | population_as_of = 2011 | population_density_km2 = auto | demographics_type1 = Racial makeup (2011) | demographics1_footnotes = | demographics1_title1 = Black African | demographics1_info1 = 93.8% | demographics1_title2 = Coloured | demographics1_info2 = 0.6% | demographics1_title3 = Indian/Asian | demographics1_info3 = 0.2% | demographics1_title4 = White | demographics1_info4 = 5.1% | demographics1_title5 = Other | demographics1_info5 = 0.3% | demographics_type2 = First languages (2011) | demographics2_footnotes = | demographics2_title1 = Sotho | demographics2_info1 = 72.9% | demographics2_title2 = Xhosa | demographics2_info2 = 9.1% | demographics2_title3 = Afrikaans | demographics2_info3 = 6.5% | demographics2_title4 = Tswana | demographics2_info4 = 3.9% | demographics2_title5 = Other | demographics2_info5 = 7.7% | timezone1 = SAST | utc_offset1 = +2 | postal_code_type = Postal code (street) | postal_code = 9660 | postal2_code_type = PO box | postal2_code = 9660 | area_code_type = Area code | 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.

History

A 'church town', Botharnia, was established in 1891 on a portion of Gladdedrift farm, by Voortrekker JP van Wyk who left Pretoria after religious persecution. The town was renamed Bothaville in 1893, after Theunis Louis Botha, the original owner of the farm.

The Battle of Doornkraal took place some distance south of town on 6 November 1900. Doornkraal Monument is a granite memorial built in honour of Boers who died here in the surprise attack by British soldiers. Some of the Boer soldiers were buried in a communal grave.

The town received municipal status in 1914. It was recently amalgamated into the Nala Local Municipality, along with Wesselsbron and a part of the Vetvaal rural council.

Wall of Remembrance

In NAMPO Park lies the Wall of Remembrance, a monument erected in 2007, in remembrance of all the commercial farmers and farm-workers who have died in farm-murders in South Africa since May 1961. The memorial consists of nine pillars, representing each province, and a statue of a farmer holding a Bible.

Agriculture

Bothaville lies in the centre of the maize triangle, thus surrounded by vast maizelands, some irrigated from the Vals and Vaal Rivers. Other agricultural activities are sheep, sunflower, wheat and peanuts.

NAMPO Harvest Day

The NAMPO agricultural trade show, known as "Nampo Harvest Day" or "Nampo Oesdag", has been held annually at Bothaville since 1974. Described as one of the largest in the world, it attracted some 70,000 visitors in recent years. It is held in the middle week of May at Nampo Park just north of town. The show, organised by Grain South Africa (GSA), features a large variety of agricultural machinery and livestock.

Notes

References

  1. Robson, Linda Gillian. (2011). "The Royal Engineers and settlement planning in the Cape Colony 1806–1872: Approach, methodology and impact". University of Pretoria.
  2. Sum of the Main Places [http://census2011.adrianfrith.com/place/468001 Bothaville] and [http://census2011.adrianfrith.com/place/468002 Kgotsong] from Census 2011.
  3. http://www.sesotho.org/wordlists/ditulo.htm
  4. Raper, P.E.. (2004). "South African Place Names". Jonathan Ball, Jhb & Cape Town.
  5. Nala. (November 2016). "Nala Municipality".
  6. "Remembering the farmers who died trying to feed SA | News24".
  7. Grain South Africa. "NAMPO Harvest Day Fact Sheet".
  8. Grain South Africa. "NAMPO Harvest Day".

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