Mantsopa
| Mantsopa Mantsopa Local Municipality |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | South Africa |
| province | free State |
| District | Thabo Mofutsanyana |
| Seat | Ladybrand |
| surface | 4291 km² |
| Residents | 51,056 (October 2011) |
| density | 12 inhabitants per km² |
| key | FS196 |
| ISO 3166-2 | ZA-FS |
| Website | www.mantsopa.fs.gov.za (English) |
| politics | |
| mayor | Mamsie Tsoene |
Coordinates: 29 ° 12 ′ S , 27 ° 27 ′ E
Mantsopa ( English Mantsopa Local Municipality ) is a local municipality in the Thabo Mofutsanyana district , Free State Province in South Africa . The seat of the municipal administration is in Ladybrand . Mamsie Tsoene is the mayor.
The community is to a sister of the Basotho -Oberhaupts I. Moshoeshoe named. Fearing their power, he banished them.
Until 2011, the local community Mantsopa belonged to the Motheo district . It was built on December 5, 2000 as part of a state-wide municipal reform and thus united the former administrative areas Tweespruit Transitional Local Council (TLC), Ladybrand TLC, Hobhouse TLC, Excelsior TLC, Thaba Patchoa TLC and the Maluti Transitional Rural Council. In connection with the 2011 municipal elections, the local parish became part of Thabo Mofutsanyane district.
Cities and towns
population
In 2011 the community had 51,056 inhabitants. 88.4% of these were black, 6.6% white and 3.9 5 colored .
The first language was 80.7% Sesotho , 9.7% Afrikaans and 4% English.
Web links
- The community site (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Local Government Handbook. South Africa: Mantsopa Local Municipality (FS196) . at www.municipalities.co.za (English).
- ^ Department of Arts and Culture: Place Names . at www.salanguages.com (English).
- ^ Mantsopa Local Municipality: About Us. Legislative Framework . at www.mantsopa.fs.gov.za (English).
- ^ Mantsopa Local Municipality: The towns of Mantsopa Local Municipality . at www.mantsopa.fs.gov.za (English).
- ↑ 2011 census: Mantsopa . accessed on July 12, 2020.
- ^ Statistics South Africa : Mantsopa . at www.statssa.gov.za (English).