Ngwathe | |
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![]() Location in the Free State | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Free State |
District | Fezile Dabi |
Seat | Parys |
Wards | 20 |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Victoria de Beer[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 7,055 km2 (2,724 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[3] | |
• Total | 120,520 |
• Density | 17/km2 (44/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 86.5% |
• Coloured | 2.6% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.3% |
• White | 10.3% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Sotho | 68.6% |
• Afrikaans | 13.4% |
• Xhosa | 8.5% |
• Zulu | 3.4% |
• Other | 6.1% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Municipal code | FS203 |
Ngwathe Municipality (Sotho: Masepala wa Ngwathe; Afrikaans: Ngwathe Munisipaliteit) is a local municipality within the Fezile Dabi District Municipality, in the Free State province of South Africa. Ngwathe is the Sesotho name for the Renoster River.[5]