Makapanstad

Makapanstad
Makapanstad
Coordinates	25 ° 14 '20 "  S , 28 ° 6' 58"  E Coordinates: 25 ° 14 '20 "  S , 28 ° 6' 58"  O
Basic data
Country	South Africa
province	northwest
District	Bojanala Platinum
local community	Moretele
height	1043 m
surface	20.5 km²
Residents	15,076 (2011)
density	737.2  Ew. / km²

Makapanstad is a city in the South African province of Northwest ( Northwest ). It is the administrative center of the Moretele municipality in the Bojanala Platinum district .

geography

In 2011 Makapanstad had 15,076 inhabitants. 83 percent of the population spoke Setswana as their mother tongue . Makapanstad is located north of the metropolitan municipality of Tshwane, near the border triangle with the provinces of Limpopo and Gauteng . The similarly structured, somewhat larger Mathibestad is located southwest of Makapanstad .

history

Makapanstad is named after the traditional Makapan family. Their totem is the monkey ( kgabo on Setswana). The place was built as a township settlement. Until 1994 the place belonged to the homeland Bophuthatswana .

traffic

Makapanstad is around 20 kilometers west of National Route 1 .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 2011 census