City of Matlosana
| Matlosana Matlosana Local Municipality |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | South Africa |
| province | northwest |
| District | Dr Kenneth Kaunda |
| Seat | Klerksdorp |
| Postcodes | 2550-2629 |
| surface | 3561 km² |
| Residents | 398,676 (October 2011) |
| density | 112 inhabitants per km² |
| key | NW403 |
| ISO 3166-2 | ZA-NW |
| Website | www.matlosana.gov.za (English) |
| politics | |
| mayor | Maetu E. Kgaile |
| Political party | African National Congress |
Coordinates: 26 ° 50 ′ S , 26 ° 30 ′ E
City of Matlosana ( English City of Matlosana Local Municipality ) is a South African local municipality in the Dr Kenneth Kaunda district of the Northwest Province . The seat of the municipality is in Klerksdorp .
The community is named after a historical expression for "forcibly displaced people".
The African National Congress has a majority on the local council.
places
- Hartbeesfontein B.
- Klerksdorp
- Orkney
- Stilfontein
population
In 2011 the community had 398,676 inhabitants. 81% of them were black, 14.5% white, 3.5% colored and 0.8% Indian or Asian.
36% of the first language was Setswana , 19.9% Sesotho , 17.3% Afrikaans, 14% IsiXhosa , 4.3% English, 2.1% isiZulu , 1.2% Xitsonga and 0 each , 6% isiNdebele and Sepedi .
Web links
- The community site (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Renamed in 2005 at yourcity.co.za (English), accessed on October 8, 2016 (link no longer available).
- ^ Local Government Handbook. South Africa: City of Matlosana Local Municipality (NW403) . at www.localgovernment.co.za , accessed July 7, 2020.
- ^ Statistics South Africa : City of Matlosana . at www.statssa.gov.za (English).