Magareng Local Municipality

Magareng
Official seal of Magareng
Location in the Northern Cape
Location in the Northern Cape
Coordinates: 28°10′S 24°50′E / 28.167°S 24.833°E / -28.167; 24.833
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceNorthern Cape
DistrictFrances Baard
SeatWarrenton
Wards6
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorNeo Mase
Area
 • Total1,542 km2 (595 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total24,204
 • Density16/km2 (41/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African80.0%
 • Coloured13.9%
 • Indian/Asian0.7%
 • White5.1%
First languages (2011)
 • Tswana67.2%
 • Afrikaans21.2%
 • Xhosa3.6%
 • Sotho2.2%
 • Other5.8%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeNC093

Magareng Municipality (Tswana: Mmasepala wa Magareng; Afrikaans: Magareng Munisipaliteit) is a local municipality within the Frances Baard District Municipality, in the Northern Cape province of South Africa.

Magareng is a Setswana name meaning "in the middle". The name reflects the geographic location of the municipality in relation to other areas.[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