Matjhabeng
| Matjhabeng Matjhabeng Local Municipality |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | South Africa |
| province | free State |
| District | Lejweleputswa |
| Seat | Welkom |
| surface | 5156 km² |
| Residents | 406,461 (October 2011) |
| density | 79 inhabitants per km² |
| key | FS184 |
| ISO 3166-2 | ZA-FS |
| Website | www.matjhabeng.fs.gov.za (English) |
| politics | |
| mayor | Nkosinjani Wilson Speelman |
Coordinates: 27 ° 58 ′ S , 26 ° 44 ′ E
Matjhabeng ( English Matjhabeng Local Municipality ) is a local municipality in the Lejweleputswa district , Free State Province in South Africa . The seat of the municipal administration is in Welkom . Nkosinjani Wilson Speelman is the mayor.
The community name is the Sesotho word for "where nations meet" and refers to the different nationalities of the workers in the gold mines.
Cities and towns
The names of the associated township settlements are given in brackets.
- Allanridge ( Phathakahle )
- Hennenman ( Phomolong )
- Odendaalsrus ( Kutlwanong )
- Ventersburg ( Mmamahabane )
- Virginia ( Meloding )
- Welkom ( Thabong )
population
In 2011 the community had 406,461 inhabitants. Of these, 87.7% were black, 9.6% white and 2.1% colored . The number of inhabitants increased to 429,113 people by 2016.
The first language was 62.2% Sesotho, 11.9% Afrikaans and isiXhosa each , 3.5% English, 1.7% isiZulu , 1.7% Setswana and 1.1 & Xitsonga .
Web links
- The community site (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Local Government Handbook. South Africa: Matjhabeng Local Municipality (FS184) . on www.localgovernment.co.za (English).
- ^ Department of Arts and Culture: Place Names . at www.salanguages.com (English).
- ↑ 2011 census: Matjhabeng . 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 : Matjhabeng . at www.statssa.gov.za (English).