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Joe Morolong | |
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.svg) Location in the Northern Cape | |
| Coordinates: 27°S 23°E / 27°S 23°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Northern Cape |
| District | John Taolo Gaetsewe |
| Seat | 29 |
| Wards | 15 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Dineo Leutlwetse-Tshabalala |
| Area | |
| • Total | 20,172 km2 (7,788 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 89,530 |
| • Density | 4.4/km2 (11/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 96.4% |
| • Coloured | 2.0% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.3% |
| • White | 1.2% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Tswana | 90.7% |
| • Afrikaans | 3.6% |
| • English | 1.9% |
| • Other | 3.8% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | NC451 |
Joe Morolong Municipality (Tswana: Mmasepala wa Joe Morolong), formerly Moshaweng Municipality, is a local municipality within the John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, in the Northern Cape province of South Africa.
Moshaweng is a Setswana name for "place of sand".[4]
- ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ a b "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ South African Languages - Place names