Ngwathe Local Municipality

Ngwathe
Official seal of Ngwathe
Location in the Free State
Location in the Free State
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceFree State
DistrictFezile Dabi
SeatParys
Wards20
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorVictoria de Beer[1]
Area
 • Total7,055 km2 (2,724 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total120,520
 • Density17/km2 (44/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African86.5%
 • Coloured2.6%
 • Indian/Asian0.3%
 • White10.3%
First languages (2011)
 • Sotho68.6%
 • Afrikaans13.4%
 • Xhosa8.5%
 • Zulu3.4%
 • Other6.1%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeFS203

Ngwathe Municipality (Sotho: Masepala wa Ngwathe; Afrikaans: Ngwathe Munisipaliteit) is a local municipality within the Fezile Dabi District Municipality, in the Free State province of South Africa. Ngwathe is the Sesotho name for the Renoster River.[5]

  1. ^ "Ngwathe se nuwe burgemeester ingehuldig". Parys Gazette. 2021-11-23. Retrieved 2021-12-03.
  2. ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  3. ^ a b "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. ^ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  5. ^ South African Languages - Place names