Magareng | |
---|---|
Coordinates: 28°10′S 24°50′E / 28.167°S 24.833°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Northern Cape |
District | Frances Baard |
Seat | Warrenton |
Wards | 6 |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Neo Mase |
Area | |
• Total | 1,542 km2 (595 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 24,204 |
• Density | 16/km2 (41/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 80.0% |
• Coloured | 13.9% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.7% |
• White | 5.1% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Tswana | 67.2% |
• Afrikaans | 21.2% |
• Xhosa | 3.6% |
• Sotho | 2.2% |
• Other | 5.8% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Municipal code | NC093 |
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]