Mohokare

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Mohokare
Mohokare Local Municipality
Map of the Free State with Mohokare highlighted (2016) .svg
Basic data
Country South Africa
province free State
District Xhariep
Seat Zastron
surface 8779 km²
Residents 34,146 (October 2011)
density 3.9 inhabitants per km²
key FS163
ISO 3166-2 ZA-FS
politics
mayor Irene Mehlomakulu

Coordinates: 30 ° 17 ′  S , 26 ° 39 ′  E

Mohokare ( English Mohokare Local Municipality ) is a local municipality in the district of Xhariep , Free State Province , South Africa. The administrative headquarters are in Zastron . Irene Mehlomakulu is the mayor.

The parish name is the Sesotho word for the caledon that flows through the parish.

Cities / places

population

In 2011 the community had 34,146 inhabitants. 90.8% of them were black, 6.5% white and 2.3% colored .

The first language was 63% Sesotho , 23.1% IsiXhosa , 8.8% Afrikaans and 1.1% English.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Local Government Handbook. South Africa: Mohokare Local Municipality (FS163) . at www.municipalities.co.za (English).
  2. ^ Department of Arts and Culture: Place Names . at www.salanguages.com (English).
  3. 2011 census: Mohokare . accessed on July 12, 2020.
  4. ^ Statistics South Africa : Mohokare . at www.statssa.gov.za (English).