Mafube
| Mafube Mafube Local Municipality |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | South Africa |
| province | free State |
| District | Fezile Dabi |
| Seat | Frankfort |
| surface | 4604 km² |
| Residents | 57,876 (October 2011) |
| density | 13 inhabitants per km² |
| key | FS205 |
| ISO 3166-2 | ZA-FS |
| Website | www.mafube.org (English) |
| politics | |
| mayor | Jabulani Eliot Sigasa |
Coordinates: 27 ° 17 ′ S , 28 ° 30 ′ E
Mafube ( English Mafube Local Municipality ) is a local community ( local municipality ) in the district Fezile Dabi , Province Free State in South Africa . The seat of the municipal administration is in Frankfort .
The name is a Sesothowort for the dawning of the new day. It is meant to symbolize the dawn of a new era for the church.
Cities and towns
population
In 2011 the community had 57,876 inhabitants. Of these, 91.9% were black, 7% white and 0.6% colored . The population for 2016 is given as 57,574.
The first language was 63.8% Sesotho, 20.6% isiZulu , 8.2% Afrikaans, 1.7% isiXhosa and 1.3% English.
Web links
- The community site (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Local Government Handbook. South Africa: Mafube Local Municipality (FS205) . on www.localgovernment.co.za (English)
- ^ Department of Arts and Culture: Place Names . at www.salanguages.com (English).
- ↑ 2011 census: Mafube . accessed on July 12, 2020.
- ↑ Statistics South Africa : Community Survey 2016 . at www.statssa.gov.za (English), accessed on September 17, 2017
- ↑ Statistics South Africa : Mafube . at www.statssa.gov.za (English).