Naledi | |
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Disestablshed local municipality | |
![]() Location in the Free State | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Free State |
District | Xhariep |
Seat | Dewetsdorp |
Wards | 4 |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Johnny Makitle |
Area | |
• Total | 3,424 km2 (1,322 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 24,314 |
• Density | 7.1/km2 (18/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 92.4% |
• Coloured | 1.9% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.5% |
• White | 4.9% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Sotho | 83.7% |
• Afrikaans | 7.7% |
• Xhosa | 3.4% |
• English | 2.3% |
• Other | 2.9% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Municipal code | FS164 |
Naledi Local Municipality was a local municipality in the Free State province in South Africa. On 3 August 2016 it was disestablished and merged into the Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality.[4] The name Naledi is a Sesotho word meaning "a star".[5] The principal towns in the area of the disestablished municipality are Dewetsdorp and Wepener.