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Hoopstad

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Hoopstad is a town situated at the intersection of the R34, R59 & R700 in the Free State Province. This area is considered to be the richest maize-producing district in South Africa. The town is located near the Bloemhof Dam which is situated on the Vaal River. The Sandveld Nature Reserve is positioned alongside the Bloemhof Dam. Hopetown and Hoopstad are two different towns and are often confused.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Hoopstad
Settlement.image_skyline
Hoopstad Church, Church Street, Hoopstad.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Hoopstad Church
Settlement.pushpin_map
South Africa Free State#South Africa
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
South Africa
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Free State
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Lejweleputswa
Settlement.subdivision_type3
Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3
Tswelopele
Settlement.subdivision_type4
Main Place
Settlement.established_title
Established
Settlement.established_date
1873
Settlement.leader_title
Councillor
Settlement.area_total_km2
27.8
Settlement.population_total
89,917

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
town
Country
South Africa
Located in
Tswelopele Local Municipality
Elevation
1253
Shares border with
Wolmaransstad
Image
Hoopstad Church, Church Street, Hoopstad.jpg
Dialing code
053
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inception
1873-01-01
postal code
9479
Commons category
Hoopstad
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Hoopstad is a town situated at the intersection of the R34, R59 & R700 in the Free State Province. This area is considered to be the richest maize-producing district in South Africa. The town is located near the Bloemhof Dam which is situated on the Vaal River. The Sandveld Nature Reserve is positioned alongside the Bloemhof Dam. Hopetown and Hoopstad are two different towns and are often confused.

==History and activities== The town of Hoopstad was initially founded in 1876 and named Hauptstad after Mr Haupt, a surveyor. The translation of Hauptstad into Afrikaans means Capital, which it clearly wasn't and the town was therefore renamed Hoopstad. The town, whose name means "Hope City" in Afrikaans, was established on the one side of the large farm Kameeldoorns, with another town Bultfontein on the other side.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hoopstad” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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