Back Mahikeng Plaaslike Munisipaliteit Afrikaans Mafikeng (munisipyo sa Habagatang Aprika) CEB Mahikeng Local Municipality German Mahikeng (municipalité) French Municipalità locale di Mahikeng Italian Mafikeng Komunie, Sud Afrika NOV Mmušoselegae wa Mahikeng NSO Mahikeng (gmina) Polish Mahikeng Local Municipality Zulu
Mahikeng | |
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.svg) Location in the North West | |
| Coordinates: 25°55′S 25°40′E / 25.917°S 25.667°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | North West |
| District | Ngaka Modiri Molema |
| Seat | Mafikeng |
| Wards | 35 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Tshepiso Mphehlo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,698 km2 (1,428 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 291,527 |
| • Density | 79/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 95.5% |
| • Coloured | 2.3% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.8% |
| • White | 1.3% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Tswana | 78.4% |
| • English | 4.6% |
| • Xhosa | 3.9% |
| • Sotho | 3.5% |
| • Other | 9.6% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | NW383 |
Mahikeng Municipality (Tswana: Mmasepala wa Mahikeng) is a local municipality within the Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality, in the North West province of South Africa. Mahikeng is a Setswana word meaning "place of rocks".[3]
- ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ a b c "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ South African Languages - Place names