Hanover, South Africa

Hanover
View of Hanover from Trappieskop
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Coordinates: 31°4′6″S 24°26′23″E / 31.06833°S 24.43972°E / -31.06833; 24.43972
Country	South Africa
Province	Northern Cape
District	Pixley ka Seme
Municipality	Emthanjeni
Government
• Councillor	L.E. Andrews[1] (ANC)
Area [2]
• Total	80.77 km2 (31.19 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	4,594
• Density	57/km2 (150/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [2]
• Black African	49.1%
• Coloured	46.4%
• Indian/Asian	0.5%
• White	3.4%
• Other	0.5%
First languages (2011) [2]
• Afrikaans	54.9%
• Xhosa	39.3%
• English	1.5%
• Sotho	1.4%
• Other	2.9%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	7005
PO box	7005
Area code	053

Hanover is a small town in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa. Named after Hanover in Germany, the town was established in 1854.

Much of the farming in the area is with Merino sheep. Hanover has a local Spar and a Supermarket and small tuck shops. Hanover also has a Primary school (Grade R - 7) and a High School named Phakamisani High School (8 - 12). The Hanover citizens struggle to find jobs and go to De Aar, Richmond and Colesberg for grocery shopping. Hanover is split in two, namely Kleuring gebied and Kwezi.^{[clarification needed][citation needed]}