Bothasig | |
Pushpin Map: | South Africa Western Cape#South Africa |
Coordinates: | -33.8594°N 18.5397°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Western Cape |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | City of Cape Town |
Subdivision Type4: | Main Place |
Subdivision Name4: | Milnerton |
Established Title: | Established |
Leader Title: | Councillor |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 4.07 |
Population Total: | 11790 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
Demographics1 Info1: | 6.2% |
Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
Demographics1 Info2: | 14.1% |
Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
Demographics1 Info3: | 1.3% |
Demographics1 Title4: | White |
Demographics1 Info4: | 76.7% |
Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
Demographics1 Info5: | 1.6% |
Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
Demographics2 Title1: | English |
Demographics2 Info1: | 70.4% |
Demographics2 Title2: | Afrikaans |
Demographics2 Info2: | 25.2% |
Demographics2 Title3: | Xhosa |
Demographics2 Info3: | 2.0% |
Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
Demographics2 Info5: | 2.3% |
Timezone1: | SAST |
Utc Offset1: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
Postal Code: | 7441 |
Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
Postal2 Code: | 7406 |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
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.