Setlagole

Setlagole
Setlagole
Coordinates	26 ° 18 ′  S , 25 ° 7 ′  E Coordinates: 26 ° 18 ′  S , 25 ° 7 ′  E
Basic data
Country	South Africa
province	northwest
District	Ngaka Modiri Molema
local community	Ratlou
height	1246 m
surface	3078 km²
Residents	19,452 (2011)
density	6.3  Ew. / km²

Setlagole is a place in the South African province of Northwest (North West). It is the administrative center of the municipality Ratlou in the district Ngaka Modiri Molema .

geography

Setlagole has 19,452 inhabitants (2011 census). The place resembles a township , just like the settlement Thutlwane, which is only a little south. The environment is flat.

In 2011, 92% of the population stated Setswana as their mother tongue .

history

Setlagole was a place in the homeland of Bophuthatswana .

Economy and Transport

The national road N18 , which among other things connects Vryburg in the southwest with Mahikeng in the northeast, leads through Setlagole. The R375 runs approximately northwest near the border between Botswana and South Africa , the R507 southeast to Delareyville .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} 2011 Census , accessed on April 21, 2017