Tlokwe | |
|---|---|
 Seal | |
.svg) Location in the North West | |
| Coordinates: 26°45′S 27°10′E / 26.750°S 27.167°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | North West |
| District | Dr Kenneth Kaunda |
| Seat | Potchefstroom |
| Wards | 26 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Kgotso Khumalo (ANC) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,674 km2 (1,032 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 162,762 |
| • Density | 61/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 71.3% |
| • Coloured | 6.8% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.9% |
| • White | 20.6% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Tswana | 40.6% |
| • Afrikaans | 27.5% |
| • Sotho | 11.9% |
| • Xhosa | 9.6% |
| • Other | 10.4% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | NW402 |
Tlokwe Local Municipality (before February 2007, Potchefstroom Local Municipality) was a local municipality in Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality, North West Province, South Africa. The seat was Potchefstroom. After the municipal elections on 3 August 2016 it was merged into the larger JB Marks Local Municipality.
The most widely accepted theory on the origin of the name Potchefstroom is that the name is composed of three words: Potgieter, chef and stroom. The first syllable is that of Potgieter, the second from the fact that he was a "chef" or a leader of the emigrants, and the third signifying the Mooi River. The complete name "Potgieter" was gradually shortened to "Pot".[3]
- ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- ^ a b c "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ South African Languages - Place names