Kopanong Local Municipality

Kopanong
Official seal of Kopanong
Location in the Free State
Location in the Free State
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceFree State
DistrictXhariep
SeatTrompsburg
Wards8
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorXolani Tseletsele
Area
 • Total15,645 km2 (6,041 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total49,171
 • Density3.1/km2 (8.1/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African71.5%
 • Coloured18.2%
 • Indian/Asian0.4%
 • White9.4%
First languages (2011)
 • Sotho37.9%
 • Afrikaans34.8%
 • Xhosa20.6%
 • Tswana2.4%
 • Other4.3%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeFS162

Kopanong Municipality (Sotho: Masepala wa Kopanong; Afrikaans: Kopanong Munisipaliteit; Xhosa: uMasipala wase Kopanong) is a local municipality within the Xhariep District Municipality, in the Free State province of South Africa. Kopanong is a Sesotho word meaning "meeting place or where people are invited". The name earmarks unity and seeks to encourage co-operation.[4]

  1. ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. ^ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. ^ South African Languages - Place names