Phumelela
| Phumelela Phumelela Local Municipality |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | South Africa |
| province | free State |
| District | Thabo Mofutsanyana |
| Seat | Vrede |
| surface | 7550 km² |
| Residents | 47,772 (October 2011) |
| density | 6.3 inhabitants per km² |
| key | FS195 |
| ISO 3166-2 | ZA-FS |
| Website | not findable (July 12, 2020 ) |
| politics | |
| mayor | John Tlokotsi Motaung |
Coordinates: 27 ° 26 ' S , 29 ° 10' E
Phumelela ( English Phumelela Local Municipality ) is a local municipality in the Thabo Mofutsanyana District , Free State Province , South Africa. The administrative headquarters are in Vrede . John Tlokotsi Motaung is the mayor.
The community name is derived from the isiZulu word for “to be successful”.
Localities
- Memel
- Thembalihle
- Vrede
- Warden
- Zamani
- Zenzeleni
population
In 2011 the community had 47,772 inhabitants. Of these, 91.6% were black and 7.3% were white.
The first language was 55.2% IsiZulu, 32% Sesotho , 7.4% Afrikaans and 1.2% English.
Web links
- Statistics South Africa : Community Survey 2016 . on www.statssa.gov.za (English, PDF)
Individual evidence
- ^ Local Government Handbook. South Africa: Phumelela Local Municipality (FS195) . at www.municipalities.co.za (English).
- ^ Department of Arts and Culture: Place Names . at www.salanguages.com (English).
- ↑ 2011 census: Phumelela . accessed on July 12, 2020.
- ^ Statistics South Africa : Phumelela . at www.statssa.gov.za (English).