Tswaing (Municipality)
| Tswaing Tswaing Local Municipality |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | South Africa |
| province | northwest |
| District | Ngaka Modiri Molema |
| Seat | Delareyville |
| surface | 5,966.3 km² |
| Residents | 124,218 (October 2011) |
| density | 21 inhabitants per km² |
| key | NW382 |
| ISO 3166-2 | ZA-NW |
| Website | www.tswaing.gov.za (English) |
| politics | |
| mayor | Dimakatso Lydia Malwane |
Coordinates: 26 ° 41 ′ S , 25 ° 27 ′ E
Tswaing ( English Tswaing Local Municipality ) is a local church in the South African district Ngaka Modiri Molema province Northwest . The municipality's administrative headquarters are in Delareyville . Mayor is Mrs. Dimakatso Lydia Malwane.
places
population
In 2011 the community had 124,218 inhabitants. The population for 2016 is given as 129,052.
The demographic composition of the population is, according to 2011 census:
| ethnicities | population | Percentage ownership % |
|---|---|---|
| black | 114,818 | 92.4 |
| white | 6,948 | 5.6 |
| Colored | 1,788 | 1.4 |
| Asians | 382 | 0.3 |
| other | 281 | 0.2 |
The most important language is Setswana , which is spoken by 83.2 percent of the population. The largest minority languages are: Afrikaans (6.7 percent), Sesotho (2.5 percent), isiXhosa (2.2 percent), English (1.8 percent) and isiZulu (1.2 percent).
Nature reserves
Is located between the cities of Delareyville and Sannieshof near the highway N14 the bird sanctuary Barberspan Bird Sanctuary . The basis is a 2000 hectare body of water. Around 365 bird species and around 12,000 birds were documented, including pelicans, flamingos and cranes. Together with Leeupan, the entire area classified as an IBA Important Bird Area covers an area of 4000 ha.
The Henk Joubert Game Reserve in Delareyville is home to a variety of antelope species.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Tswaing Local Municipality: Biography of the Mayor: Cllr.Dimakatso Lydia Malwane . at www.tswaing.gov.za (English), accessed on September 6, 2017.
- ↑ a b Local Government Handbook. South Africa: Tswaing Local Municipality (NW382) . on www.localgovernment.co.za (English).
- ^ A b Statistics South Africa : Tswaing . at www.statssa.gov.za (English).
- ↑ Statistics South Africa : Community Survey 2016 . at www.statssa.gov.za , accessed on September 6, 2017.
- ↑ Statistics South Africa : Census 2011 Tswaing Municipality . at www.statssa.gov.za (English).
- ↑ 2011 census: Tswaing . accessed on July 10, 2020.
- ↑ www.tourismnorthwest.co.za: Barberspan Bird Sanctuary
- ↑ www.sa-venues.com: Barberspan bird sanctuar
- ↑ www.birdlife.org.za: Barberspan & Leeupan
- ^ Delareyville Tourism