Back Phokwane Plaaslike Munisipaliteit Afrikaans Phokwane (munisipyo sa Habagatang Aprika) CEB Phokwane Local Municipality German Municipalità locale di Phokwane Italian Phokwane Dutch Pokwane Komunie, Sud Afrika NOV Mmušôgaê wa Phokwane NSO Phokwane Polish Phokwane Local Municipality Zulu
Phokwane | |
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.svg) Location in the Northern Cape | |
| Coordinates: 27°50′S 24°50′E / 27.833°S 24.833°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Northern Cape |
| District | Frances Baard |
| Seat | Hartswater |
| Wards | 10 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Vuyisile Khen |
| Area | |
| • Total | 834 km2 (322 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 63,000 |
| • Density | 76/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 81.9% |
| • Coloured | 11.0% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.4% |
| • White | 6.3% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Tswana | 66.6% |
| • Afrikaans | 18.9% |
| • Xhosa | 5.6% |
| • English | 3.9% |
| • Other | 5% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | NC094 |
Phokwane Municipality (Tswana: Mmasepala wa Phokwane; Afrikaans: Phokwane Munisipaliteit) is a local municipality within the Frances Baard District Municipality, in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. The name means "small Billy goat" in Setswana.[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