Dihlabeng
| Dihlabeng Dihlabeng Local Municipality |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | South Africa |
| province | free State |
| District | Thabo Mofutsanyana |
| Seat | Bethlehem |
| surface | 4739 km² |
| Residents | 128,704 (October 2011) |
| density | 27 inhabitants per km² |
| key | FS192 |
| ISO 3166-2 | ZA-FS |
| Website | www.dihlabeng.gov.za (English) |
| politics | |
| mayor | Lindiwe Makhalema |
Coordinates: 28 ° 14 ′ S , 28 ° 18 ′ E
Dihlabeng ( English Dihlabeng Local Municipality ) is a local municipality in the Thabo Mofutsanyana district , Free State Province , South Africa . The administrative headquarters are in Bethlehem . Lindiwe Makhalema is the mayor.
The community name derives from the Sesotho word "Metsi a Dihlaba", which means the water of the Little Caledon River or the Lesotho Highlands Water Project and the As River, which supplies some places in the municipality. The municipality borders a section of northern Lesotho .
Localities
The names of the associated township settlements are given in brackets.
- Beacon Park
- Belmont
- Bethlehem (Bohlokong, Beacon Park)
- Bohlokong
- Clarens (Kgubetswana)
- Fateng-Tse-Ntsho
- Fouriesburg (Mashaeng)
- Giyani
- Groenvoerlande
- Ithoballe
- Jordania
- Mashaing
- Masjaing
- Toll
- Morelig
- Paul Roux (Fateng-Tse-Ntsho)
- Phumlamqashi
- Rosendal (Mautse)
- Theronville
- Thorisong
- Vaalbank
- Vuka
population
In 2011 the community had 128,704 inhabitants. Of these, 87.4% were black, 10.4% white and 1.5% colored .
75.5% of the first language was Sesotho , 11.6% Afrikaans, 4.7% IsiZulu and 2.4% English.
Attractions
- Wolhuterskop Game and Nature Reserve
- The mountain landscape near Clarens is known as the " Switzerland of South Africa".
Web links
- The community site (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Local Government Handbook. South Africa: Dihlabeng Local Municipality (FS192) . on www.localgovernment.co.za (English).
- ^ Department of Arts and Culture: Place Names . at www.salanguages.com (English).
- ↑ a b c d e f Dihlabeng Local Municipality: About us . at www.dihlabeng.gov.za (English).
- ↑ 2011 census: Dihlabeng . accessed on July 12, 2020.
- ^ Statistics South Africa : Dihlabeng . at www.statssa.gov.za (English).