Maluti-a-Phofung
| Maluti-A-Phofung Maluti-A-Phofung Local Municipality |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | South Africa |
| province | free State |
| District | Thabo Mofutsanyana |
| Seat | Phuthaditjhaba |
| surface | 4418 km² |
| Residents | 335,784 (October 2011) |
| density | 76 inhabitants per km² |
| key | FS194 |
| ISO 3166-2 | ZA-FS |
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| mayor | Mamotsheare Maria Lakaje-Mosia |
Coordinates: 28 ° 32 ' S , 28 ° 49' E
Maluti-A-Phofung ( English Maluti-A-Phofung Local Municipality ) is a local municipality in the Thabo Mofutsanyana district , Free State Province , South Africa. The administrative headquarters are in Phuthaditjhaba . Mayor is Mamotsheare Maria Lakaje-Mosia.
The community name is a compound term from the Sesotho words for the Drakensberg ( Maluti ) and for the mountain Sentinel (3165 m), which is called in Sesotho Phofung . It is located in the Mont-Aux-Sources area , but is the highest peak in the Qwaqwa region .
The local church was formed on December 5, 2000 as part of a nationwide municipal reform .
Localities
The names of the associated township settlements are given in brackets.
- Bergsig
- Boiketlo
- Boitekong
- Bolata
- Botjhabelo
- Dinkweng
- Dithotaneng
- Ha-Rankopane
- Harrismith
- Ha-Sethunya
- Ha-Taudi
- Intabazwe
- Jwala Boholo
- Kestell
- Kgibiditing
- Currant
- Kudumane
- Lejwaneng
- Letshalemaduke
- Lewaneng
- Lotusville
- Mabolela
- Makeneng
- Makgemeng
- Makhalaneng
- Makwane
- Phuthaditjhaba
- Witsieshoek (Phuthaditjhaba)
population
In 2011 the community had 335,784 inhabitants. Of these, 98.2% were black and 1.3% white.
The first language was 81.7% Sesotho, 10.7% IsiZulu , 2% Afrikaans and 1.5% English.
Web links
- Website of the municipality (not available July 12, 2020) , at www.map.fs.gov.za (English)
- Website of the municipality (not available July 12, 2020) , on www.map.gov.za (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Local Government Handbook. South Africa: Maluti-A-Phofung Local Municipality (FS194) . at www.municipalities.co.za (English).
- ^ Department of Arts and Culture: Place Names . at www.salanguages.com (English).
- ^ A b Statistics South Africa : Maluti a Phofung . at www.statssa.gov.za (English).
- ↑ 2011 census: Maluti a Phofung . accessed on July 12, 2020.