Mabopane

Mabopane
Mabopane
Coordinates	25 ° 30 '0 "  S , 28 ° 4' 48"  E Coordinates: 25 ° 30 '0 "  S , 28 ° 4' 48"  O
Basic data
Country	South Africa
province	Gauteng
metropolis	City of Tshwane
height	1214 m
surface	42.2 km²
Residents	110,972 (2011)
density	2,629.7  Ew. / km²
founding	1972

Mabopane is a township and district of the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality in the South African province of Gauteng . At times he belonged to the Homeland Bophuthatswana .

geography

Mabopane is about 30 kilometers northwest of Pretoria. In 2011 there were 110,972 residents. The district is for the most part divided into units . Mabopane is located directly at the border to the province of North West . The Tswaing crater is located near the district .

history

In 1959, the later settlement area was designated as a residential area for blacks. The first residents of the township after it was founded in 1972 were displaced people, for example from Lady Selborne .

From 1977 to 1994 the greater part of Mabopane belonged to the formally independent homeland Bophuthatswana. Batswana lived there , while the east of Mabopane was separated from the other ethnic groups of the district as Soshanguve , which today exceeds Mabopane in population. In 2011, almost 60 percent of the residents said Setswana was their mother tongue.

Transport and other infrastructure

Mabopane is connected by several inner-city roads, including the M21 Motorway .

Mabopane station is at the end of a branch line and is served by local trains from the Gauteng Metrorail .

The Odi Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium with around 60,000 seats. Several international matches for the South African national football team took place there. It has not been used for football league matches since 2008.

Personalities

• Frances Baard (1901 or 1909–1997), anti-apartheid fighter, last lived in Mabopane
• Dolly Rathebe (1928–2004), singer, lived in Mabopane for a long time

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} 2011 Census , accessed October 25, 2015