Mahikeng | |
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.svg) Location in the North West | |
| Coordinates: 25°55′S 25°40′E / 25.917°S 25.667°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | North West |
| District | Ngaka Modiri Molema |
| Seat | Mafikeng |
| Wards | 35 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Tshepiso Mphehlo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,698 km2 (1,428 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 291,527 |
| • Density | 79/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 95.5% |
| • Coloured | 2.3% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.8% |
| • White | 1.3% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Tswana | 78.4% |
| • English | 4.6% |
| • Xhosa | 3.9% |
| • Sotho | 3.5% |
| • Other | 9.6% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | NW383 |
Mahikeng Municipality (Tswana: Mmasepala wa Mahikeng) is a local municipality within the Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality, in the North West province of South Africa. Mahikeng is a Setswana word meaning "place of rocks".[3]
- ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ a b c "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ South African Languages - Place names