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Bothaville is a maize farming town situated near the Vaal River in the Lejweleputswa DM of the Free State province, South Africa. It is situated 60 km east of the Vaal, on the bank of its Vals River tributary. Bothaville and the adjacent Kgotsong township have a total of approximately 46,000 residents.

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Settlement.name
Bothaville
Settlement.image_skyline
Bothaville DR Church.JPG
Settlement.image_caption
Bothaville 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
Nala
Settlement.subdivision_type4
Main Place
Settlement.established_title
Established
Settlement.established_date
1889
Settlement.leader_title
Councillor
Settlement.area_total_km2
43.0
Settlement.population_total
46030

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Elevation
1276
Image
Bothaville DR Church.JPG
Dialing code
056
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Commons category
Bothaville
postal code
9660
inception
1889-01-01
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6 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Wall of Remembrance
  • Agriculture
  • NAMPO Harvest Day
  • Notes
  • External links

Bothaville is a maize farming town situated near the Vaal River in the Lejweleputswa DM of the Free State province, South Africa. It is situated 60 km east of the Vaal, on the bank of its Vals River tributary. Bothaville and the adjacent Kgotsong township have a total of approximately 46,000 residents.

The indigenous Sesotho name for the town is Mophate, which is the name of a clay pot used when traveling.

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