Hopetown

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{{Distinguish|Hoopstad}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{More citations needed|date=November 2007}}

{{Use South African English|date = May 2023}}

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Hopetown

| pushpin_map = South Africa Northern Cape#South Africa

| coordinates = {{coord|29|37|33|S|24|05|08|E|region:ZA|display=inline,title}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = South Africa

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = Northern Cape

| subdivision_type2 = District

| subdivision_name2 = Pixley ka Seme

| subdivision_type3 = Municipality

| subdivision_name3 = Thembelihle

| subdivision_type4 = Main Place

| established_title = Established

| leader_title = Councillor

| area_footnotes = {{cite web |url=http://census2011.adrianfrith.com/place/374001 |title = Main Place Hopetown |work=Census 2011}}

| area_total_km2 = 73.86

| population_footnotes =

| population_total = 10259

| population_as_of = 2011

| population_density_km2 = auto

| demographics_type1 = Racial makeup (2011)

| demographics1_footnotes =

| demographics1_title1 = Black African

| demographics1_info1 = 18.8%

| demographics1_title2 = Coloured

| demographics1_info2 = 73.1%

| demographics1_title3 = Indian/Asian

| demographics1_info3 = 0.7%

| demographics1_title4 = White

| demographics1_info4 = 6.9%

| demographics1_title5 = Other

| demographics1_info5 = 0.5%

| demographics_type2 = First languages (2011)

| demographics2_footnotes =

| demographics2_title1 = Afrikaans

| demographics2_info1 = 88.1%

| demographics2_title2 = Xhosa

| demographics2_info2 = 7.2%

| demographics2_title3 = Tswana

| demographics2_info3 = 1.5%

| demographics2_title4 = English

| demographics2_info4 = 1.3%

| demographics2_title5 = Other

| demographics2_info5 = 2.0%

| timezone1 = SAST

| utc_offset1 = +2

| postal_code_type = Postal code (street)

| postal_code = 8750

| postal2_code_type = PO box

| postal2_code = 8750

| area_code_type = Area code

| area_code = 053

| image_skyline = Orange River ... (Photo JC PLE) (52648313731).jpg

| image_caption = The Orange River on the outskirts of town

}}

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.