Xhariep
| Xhariep Xhariep District Municipality |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | South Africa |
| province | free State |
| Seat | Trompsburg |
| surface | 37,674 km² |
| Residents | 146,259 (October 2011) |
| density | 3.9 inhabitants per km² |
| key | DC16 |
| ISO 3166-2 | ZA-FS |
| politics | |
| mayor | Motsoea Julia Sehanka |
Coordinates: 30 ° 1 ′ S , 25 ° 46 ′ E
The district (District Municipality) Xhariep is part of the province of Free State in South Africa . 146,259 inhabitants live in an area of 37,674 km² (as of 2011). The capital is Trompsburg .
The district name is the Griqua word for the Gariep ( Orange River ).
Community structure
As an example of the infrastructure here is the water supply for households (HWA = own domestic water connection; ÖWA = public water connection nearby; KWA = no connection to a water supply network):
| local community | Administrative headquarters | surface | Residents | HWA | Ö WA | KWA |
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| Letsemeng | Caffiefontein | 10,225 km² | 42,975 | 16% | 67% | 17% |
| Mohokare | Zastron | 8,776 km² | 36,314 | 9% | 73% | 18% |
| Kopanong | Trompsburg | 15,248 km² | 55,936 | 12% | 75% | 13% |
2011-2016 was the fourth municipality Naledi with its seat in Dewetsdorp part of the district and was then affiliated with the metropolitan municipality Mangaung .
National parks and nature reserves
Private nature reserves
- Gemsbokpark Private Nature Reserve - Fauresmith (473 ha)
- Little Motopos Game Ranch - Edenburg (1,000 ha)
- Nep Farm Nature Reserve - Fauresmith (700 ha)
- Sandymount Park - Fauresmith (4,900 ha)
- Thanda Tula Reserve - Fauresmith (2,792 ha)
- Veldkraal Game Reserve - Edenburg (1,500 ha)
Web links
- Portrait at localgovernment.co.za (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Page no longer available , search in web archives: Administrative borders South Africa
- ↑ Meaning of the name municipalities
- ↑ Page no longer available , search in web archives: Municipal Statistics South Africa