Hopetown

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Hopetown
The Orange River on the outskirts of town
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Coordinates: 29°37′33″S 24°05′08″E / 29.62583°S 24.08556°E / -29.62583; 24.08556
Country	South Africa
Province	Northern Cape
District	Pixley ka Seme
Municipality	Thembelihle
Area [1]
• Total	73.86 km2 (28.52 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	10,259
• Density	140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	18.8%
• Coloured	73.1%
• Indian/Asian	0.7%
• White	6.9%
• Other	0.5%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Afrikaans	88.1%
• Xhosa	7.2%
• Tswana	1.5%
• English	1.3%
• Other	2.0%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	8750
PO box	8750
Area code	053

Hopetown is a town which lies at the edge of the Great Karoo in South Africa's Northern Cape province. It is situated on an arid slope leading down to the Orange River. The first diamond discovered in South Africa, the Eureka Diamond, was found at Hopetown.