Nelspoort

Nelspoort
Part of the town of Nelspoort in the Karoo
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Coordinates: 32°7′S 23°0′E / 32.117°S 23.000°E / -32.117; 23.000
Country	South Africa
Province	Western Cape
District	Central Karoo
Municipality	Beaufort West
Area [1]
• Total	72.04 km2 (27.81 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	1,699
• Density	24/km2 (61/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	17.0%
• Coloured	80.9%
• Indian/Asian	0.8%
• White	0.9%
• Other	0.4%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Afrikaans	90.5%
• Xhosa	2.7%
• English	2.1%
• Sotho	2.1%
• Other	2.7%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	6973
PO box	6973
Area code	023

Nelspoort is a town located in Beaufort West Local Municipality in the Western Cape, South Africa.

The town of Nelspoort lies at the foot of the Nuweveld Mountains, 50 kilometres north-east of Beaufort West on an old section of the N1 highway. It is nearby to a watercourse, the Salt River, which flows after rains, from the Nuweveld mountains to a seasonal wetland to the south.