Tsantsabane
| Tsantsabane Tsantsabane Local Municipality |
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| Country | South Africa |
| province | North Cape |
| District | ZF Mgcawu |
| Seat | Postmasburg |
| surface | 5887 km² |
| Residents | 35,093 (October 2011) |
| density | 6 inhabitants per km² |
| key | NC085 |
| ISO 3166-2 | ZA-NC |
| Website | www.tsantsabane.gov.za (English) |
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| mayor | Mpho Mashila |
Coordinates: 28 ° 19 ′ S , 23 ° 4 ′ E
Tsantsabane ( English Tsantsabane Local Municipality ) is a local municipality in the ZF Mgcawu district of the South African province of Northern Cape . The seat of the municipal administration is in Postmasburg .
Tsantsabane is the Setswana term for “many shiny stones”, for example hematite . Many minerals are found in the municipal area, the mining of diamonds and manganese ore is an important economic factor.
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population
In 2011 the community had 35,093 inhabitants. Of these, 52.8% were black, 37.6% colored and 8.4% white. The mother tongues were 54.5% Afrikaans , 32.8% Setswana , 2.4% isiXhosa , 2.3% Sesotho , 2.3% English and 1.1% isiZulu .
Web links
- The community site (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Local Government Handbook. South Africa: Tsantsabane Local Municipality (NC085) . at www.municipalities.co.za (English).
- ^ Department of Arts and Culture: Place Names . at www.salanguages.com (English).
- ↑ 2011 census: Tsantsabane . accessed on August 25, 2020.
- ^ Statistics South Africa : Tsantsabane . at www.statssa.gov.za (English).