Bothasig is a suburban area of the City of Cape Town in Western Cape, South Africa. It is located north of Edgemead and east of Milnerton. It is located approximately 15 km north-east of the Cape Town city centre.

Bothasig
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Coordinates: 33°51′34″S 18°32′23″E
Country	South Africa
Province	Western Cape
Municipality	City of Cape Town
Main Place	Milnerton
Area [1]
• Total	4.07 km2 (1.57 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	11,790
• Density	2,900/km2 (7,500/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	6.2%
• Coloured	14.1%
• Indian/Asian	1.3%
• White	76.7%
• Other	1.6%
First languages (2011) [1]
• English	70.4%
• Afrikaans	25.2%
• Xhosa	2.0%
• Other	2.3%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	7441
PO box	7406

Developed as a township mainly for Tradesmen/women and their families with a max income of R140 a month and laid out on the farm Bosmansdam, which it was initially named after, but renamed in 1966 after P W Botha, then Minister of Community Development and subsequently Prime Minister and State President of the Republic of South Africa.[2]

Bothasig is an area located toward the west of the province Western Cape in South Africa. The area is very community focused and hosts a soccer club (Abe Sher Stadium) alongside the Bothasig Baseball Club.

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