Phuthaditjhaba

Phuthaditjhaba
Phuthaditjhaba
Coordinates	28 ° 32 ′  S , 28 ° 49 ′  E Coordinates: 28 ° 32 ′  S , 28 ° 49 ′  E
Basic data
Country	South Africa
province	free State
District	Thabo Mofutsanyana
local community	Maluti-a-Phofung
height	1646 m
Residents	54,661 (2011)
Shopping center in Phuthaditjhaba

Phuthaditjhaba (outdated Witsieshoek ) is a South African city ​​in the municipality of Maluti-a-Phofung , Thabo Mofutsanyana District , Free State Province , was the administrative seat of the former South African homeland QwaQwa .

In 2011 the city had 54,661 inhabitants (census). The name Phuthaditjhaba comes from Sesotho and means 'meeting place of the tribes'. The city is mainly inhabited by people from the Kgolokwe and Tlokwa tribes. The city is 1646 meters above sea level.

Web links

Commons : Phuthaditjhaba  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ http://www.demarcation.org.za/
2. ↑ 2011 census , accessed November 27, 2013