De Hoop, South Africa

This article is about the town. For the nature reserve, see De Hoop Nature Reserve.

De Hoop is a town in Oudtshoorn Local Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa.

De Hoop
De Hoop, Oudtshoorn
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Coordinates: 33.607°S 22.045°E / -33.607; 22.045
Country	South Africa
Province	Western Cape
District	Garden Route
Municipality	Oudtshoorn
Area [1]
• Total	0.57 km2 (0.22 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	151
• Density	260/km2 (690/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Coloured	71.3%
• White	28.7%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Afrikaans	99.3%
• Other	0.7%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)

Village of the Dutch Reformed Church 16 km west of Oudtshoorn. It was laid out in July 1908 and so named with reference to Rom. 5:5, 'hope maketh not ashamed'; the definite article is often used in Dutch and Afrikaans in conjunction with abstract nouns.^[2]