Moqhaka
| Moqhaka Moqhaka Local Municipality |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | South Africa |
| province | free State |
| District | Fezile Dabi |
| Seat | Kroonstad |
| surface | 7925 km² |
| Residents | 160,532 (October 2011) |
| density | 20 inhabitants per km² |
| key | FS201 |
| ISO 3166-2 | ZA-FS |
| Website | www.moqhaka.gov.za (English) |
| politics | |
| mayor | Pule Phooko |
Coordinates: 27 ° 39 ′ S , 27 ° 14 ′ E
Moqhaka ( English Moqhaka 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 Kroonstad . Pule Phooko is the mayor.
The community name is the Sesotho word for "crown".
Cities and towns
- Kroonstad
- Steynsrus
- Vierfontein
- Viljoenskroon
population
In 2011 the community had 160,532 inhabitants. Of these, 87.3% were black, 9.3% white and 2.9% colored . The population decreased to 154,732 in 2016.
The first language was 69.4% Sesotho, 12.6% Afrikaans, 3.7% isiXhosa , 2.3% English and 1.1% each isiZulu and Setswana .
Web links
- The community site (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Local Government Handbook. South Africa: Moqhaka Local Municipality (FS201) . on www.localgovernment.co.za (English).
- ^ Department of Arts and Culture: Place Names . at www.salanguages.com (English).
- ↑ 2011 Census: Moqhaka . 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 : Moqhaka . at www.statssa.gov.za (English).