Mmabatho

Mmabatho
Mmabatho
Coordinates	25 ° 51 ′  S , 25 ° 37 ′  E Coordinates: 25 ° 51 ′  S , 25 ° 37 ′  E
Basic data
Country	South Africa
province	northwest
District	Ngaka Modiri Molema
local community	Mahikeng
height	1278 m
surface	1847 km²
Residents	38,287 (2011)
density	20.7  Ew. / km²
founding	around 1977
Special features: former capital of Bophuthatswana
Mmabatho Stadium

Mmabatho ( Setswana ; German: "Mother of the People") is a city in the South African Northwest Province . It belongs to the municipality ( Local Municipality ) Mahikeng in the district Ngaka Modiri Molema and has been administratively a district of the provincial capital Mahikeng since 1994 .

history

Mmabatho was established as the capital of the homeland of Bophuthatswana two kilometers north of the city of Mafikeng , which in turn became a district of Mmabathos in 1980. In March 1994 there was an uprising against Homeland President Lucas Mangope in Mmabatho . There were shootings with militant Boers , looting and the use of the South African army . After the end of apartheid and the reintegration of Bophuthatswana in South Africa in April 1994, Mmabatho was initially the capital of the newly created Northwest Province, but became part of Mafikeng in 1996, which was renamed Mahikeng in 2010. Today both cities belong to the municipality of Mahikeng as main places; Mahikeng is the provincial capital. In 2011 Mmabatho had 38,297 residents.

Infrastructure and traffic

Mmabatho is located on the Mahikeng campus of North West University .

The N18 national road runs through Mmabatho . The Mmabatho International Airport was renamed Mahikeng Airport .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} History of Mmabathos / Mahikengs at sabar.co.za (English; PDF), accessed on April 14, 2016
2. ↑ 2011 census , accessed November 21, 2013