Hartswater is an agricultural town situated along the N18 National Route and on the banks of the Harts River in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa. The town is located approximately about 23 km south of Taung and 36 km north of Warrenton.
The town lies close to the neighbouring North West Province and forms part of the Vaalharts Irrigation Scheme and falls within the Diamond Fields Region.
The centre of the Vaalharts Irrigation Scheme, Hartswater became a municipality in April 1960. It takes its name from the Harts River which passes to the west of the town.
Hartswater is centrally located to Christiana, Ganspan, Jan Kempdorp, Pampierstad, and Taung.
The town has its own wine cellar and also a newly built olive processing business.
Hartswater falls within the Phokwane Local Municipality under the Frances Baard District Municipality of the Northern Cape Province.
History
The town was laid out in 1948 and was established to serve the northern part of the Harts valley. This area, originally a wilderness of natural shrub and trees, was plagued with aridity and had no hope of future agricultural development until the irrigation scheme was introduced.
There is a monument built in the shape of a miniature church dedicated to the women of Vaalharts for their contribution towards building and developing the Vaalharts irrigation scheme located in the town of Hartswater.