Back Masilonyana Plaaslike Munisipaliteit Afrikaans Masilonyana CEB Masilonyana Local Municipality German Municipalità locale di Masilonyana Italian Masilonyana Dutch Masilonyana Komunie, Sud Afrika NOV Mmušôselegae wa Masilonyana NSO Masilonyana Polish Masepala wa Masilonyana Sesotho Masilonyana Local Municipality Zulu
Masilonyana | |
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.svg) Location in the Free State | |
| Coordinates: 28°31′00″S 27°01′00″E / 28.5167°S 27.0167°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Free State |
| District | Lejweleputswa |
| Seat | Theunissen |
| Wards | 10 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Kunatu Steve Koalane |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6,796 km2 (2,624 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 63,334 |
| • Density | 9.3/km2 (24/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 91.6% |
| • Coloured | 1.1% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.3% |
| • White | 6.7% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Sotho | 66.9% |
| • Xhosa | 10.8% |
| • Afrikaans | 9.6% |
| • Tswana | 6.9% |
| • Other | 5.8% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | FS181 |
Masilonyana Municipality (Sotho: Masepala wa Masilonyana; Xhosa: uMasipala wase Masilonyana) is a local municipality within the Lejweleputswa District Municipality, in the Free State province of South Africa. Masilonyana is a Setswana word meaning "freedom".[4]
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- ^ 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