Sol Plaatjie (Municipality)

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Sol Plaatjie / Sol Plaatje
Sol Plaatjie / Sol Plaatje Local Municipality
Map of the Northern Cape with Sol Plaatje highlighted (2016) .svg
Symbols
coat of arms
Coat of arms or logo
Motto
"We Serve"
'We serve'
Basic data
Country South Africa
province North Cape
District Frances BaardTemplate: Infobox administrative unit / maintenance / other
Seat Kimberley
surface 1877 km²
Residents 248,041 (October 2011)
density 132 inhabitants per km²
key NC091
ISO 3166-2 ZA-NC
Website www.solplaatje.org.za (English)
politics
mayor Patrick Mabilo

Coordinates: 28 ° 45 ′  S , 24 ° 46 ′  E

Sol Plaatjie or Sol Plaatje ( English Sol Plaatje Local Municipality ) is a local municipality in the Frances Baard district of the South African province of Northern Cape . The local government is based in Kimberley . Mayor is Patrick Mabilo.

The local community is named after the politician Solomon Thekiso Plaatje .

Localities

  • Agisanang
  • Albertynshof
  • Ashburnham
  • Beaconsfield
  • Boikhutsong
  • Cassandra
  • Colville
  • Donkerhoek
  • Enerstville
  • Galeshewe
  • Herlear
  • Kagiso
  • Kimberley
  • Motswedimosa
  • Rietvale
  • Vergenoeg

population

In 2011 the community had 248,041 inhabitants. Of these, 61.2% were black, 27.4% colored and 7.5% white. 44.6% Afrikaans, 32.7% Setswana , 7.9% English, 5.5% isiXhosa , 2.5% Sesotho and 1.3% isiZulu were spoken .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 2011 census (PDF; 349 kB), accessed on November 27, 2015
  2. ^ Website of the municipality . accessed on August 15, 2014
  3. ^ Local Government Handbook. South Africa: Sol Plaatje Local Municipality (NC091) . at www.municipalities.co.za (English).
  4. ^ Department of Arts and Culture: Place Names . at www.salanguages.com (English).
  5. ↑ 2011 census: Sol Plaatjie . accessed on August 9, 2020.
  6. ^ Statistics South Africa : Sol Platjie . at www.statssa.gov.za (English).