Lejweleputswa | |
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![]() Location of Lejweleputswa District Municipality within Free State | |
Coordinates: 27°58′S 26°44′E / 27.967°S 26.733°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Free State |
Seat | Welkom |
Local municipalities | |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Sebenzile Ngangelizwe |
Area | |
• Total | 31,930 km2 (12,330 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 627,626 |
• Density | 20/km2 (51/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 88.9% |
• Coloured | 1.9% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.4% |
• White | 8.6% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Sotho | 62.2% |
• Xhosa | 12.2% |
• Afrikaans | 11.3% |
• Tswana | 5.9% |
• Other | 8.4% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Municipal code | DC18 |
The Lejweleputswa District Municipality (Sotho: Masepala wa Setereke wa Lejweleputswa; Xhosa: uMasipala weSithili sase Lejweleputswa; Afrikaans: Lejweleputswa-distriksmunisipaliteit) is one of the 5 districts of the Free State province of South Africa. The seat of the municipality is Welkom. As of 2011, a majority of its 657,019 residents speak Sotho. The district code is DC18. Lejweleputswa is a Sesotho word meaning "grey rock".