Metsimaholo
| Metsimaholo Metsimaholo Local Municipality |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | South Africa |
| province | free State |
| District | Fezile Dabi |
| Seat | Sasolburg |
| surface | 1739 km² |
| Residents | 149,108 (October 2011) |
| density | 86 inhabitants per km² |
| key | FS204 |
| ISO 3166-2 | ZA-FS |
| Website | www.metsimaholo.gov.za (English) |
| politics | |
| mayor | Lindiwe Tshongwe |
Coordinates: 26 ° 49 ′ S , 27 ° 50 ′ E
Metsimaholo ( English Metsimaholo Local Municipality ) is a local municipality in the district of Fezile Dabi , Free State Province in South Africa . The seat of the municipal administration is in Sasolburg . The mayor is Lindiwe Tshongwe.
Metsimaholo is the Sesotho term for a lot of water and refers to the large water resources in the municipality.
Cities and towns
- Coalbrook
- Deneysville
- Kragbron
- Oranjeville
- Sasolburg
- Viljoensdrif
- Zamdela
population
In 2011 the community had 149,108 inhabitants. 82.3% of these were black, 16.4% white and 0.7% colored . The population increased to 163,564 in 2016.
First languages were 57.9% Sesotho, 16.2% Afrikaans, 7.4% isiXhosa , 5.8% isiZulu , 3.3% English, 1.6% Sepedi and 1% Setswana .
Web links
- The community site (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Local Government Handbook. South Africa: Metsimaholo Local Municipality (FS204) . on www.localgovernment.co.za (English).
- ^ Department of Arts and Culture: Place Names . at www.salanguages.com (English).
- ↑ 2011 census: Metsimaholo . 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 : Metsimaholo . at www.statssa.gov.za (English).