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Kopanong | |
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 Seal | |
.svg) Location in the Free State | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Free State |
| District | Xhariep |
| Seat | Trompsburg |
| Wards | 8 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Xolani Tseletsele |
| Area | |
| • Total | 15,645 km2 (6,041 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 49,171 |
| • Density | 3.1/km2 (8.1/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 71.5% |
| • Coloured | 18.2% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.4% |
| • White | 9.4% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Sotho | 37.9% |
| • Afrikaans | 34.8% |
| • Xhosa | 20.6% |
| • Tswana | 2.4% |
| • Other | 4.3% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | FS162 |
Kopanong Municipality (Sotho: Masepala wa Kopanong; Afrikaans: Kopanong Munisipaliteit; Xhosa: uMasipala wase Kopanong) is a local municipality within the Xhariep District Municipality, in the Free State province of South Africa. Kopanong is a Sesotho word meaning "meeting place or where people are invited". The name earmarks unity and seeks to encourage co-operation.[4]
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- ^ a b "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
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