Metsimaholo Local Municipality

Metsimaholo
Local municipality
Official seal of Metsimaholo
Seal
Location in the Free State
Location in the Free State
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceFree State
DistrictFezile Dabi
SeatSasolburg
Wards23
Government
[1]
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorJack Malindi (AIC)
Area
 • Total
1,717 km2 (663 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total
149,108
 • Density87/km2 (220/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[2]
 • Black African82.3%
 • Coloured0.7%
 • Indian/Asian0.3%
 • White16.4%
First languages (2011)
[3]
 • Sotho59.9%
 • Afrikaans16.7%
 • Xhosa7.6%
 • Zulu6.0%
 • Other9.8%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeFS204

Metsimaholo Municipality (Sotho: Masepala wa Metsimaholo; Afrikaans: Metsimaholo Munisipaliteit) is a local municipality within the Fezile Dabi District Municipality, in the Free State province of South Africa. Metsimaholo means "big water" in Sesotho.[4]

  1. ^ "Council – Metsimaholo". Metsimaholo – Local Municipality. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
  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