| Hartswater | |
| Pushpin Map: | South Africa Northern Cape#South Africa |
| Coordinates: | -27.7667°N 73°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Northern Cape |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Frances Baard |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Phokwane |
| Subdivision Type4: | Main Place |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Leader Title: | Councillor |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 10.77 |
| Population Total: | 10465 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 56.3% |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 30.2% |
| Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 0.6% |
| Demographics1 Title4: | White |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 12.0% |
| Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics1 Info5: | 1.0% |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Afrikaans |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 47.8% |
| Demographics2 Title2: | Tswana |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 37.9% |
| Demographics2 Title3: | English |
| Demographics2 Info3: | 7.8% |
| Demographics2 Title4: | Xhosa |
| Demographics2 Info4: | 1.8% |
| Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 4.7% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
| Postal Code: | 8570 |
| Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
| Postal2 Code: | 8570 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | 053 |
| Website: | http://www.northerncape.org.za/getting_around/towns/Hartswater/ |
Hartswater is an agricultural town on the N18 national route some 23 km south of Taung and 36 km north of Warrenton. The centre of the Vaalharts Irrigation Scheme, it became a municipality in April 1960. It takes its name from the Harts River which passes to the west of the town.[2]
The town was laid out in 1948. There is a monument built in the shape of a miniature church dedicated to the women of Vaalharts for their contribution towards building and developing the Vaalharts irrigation scheme located in the town of Hartswater. The town has its own wine cellar and also a newly built olive processing business.
Hartswater is centrally located to Jan Kempdorp, Pampierstad, Ganspan, Taung and Christiana.