Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality
Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality | |
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.svg) Location in the Free State | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Free State |
| Seat | Bloemfontein |
| Wards | 49 |
| Area | |
• Total | 6,284 km2 (2,426 sq mi) |
| Population (2007)[1] | |
• Total | 752,906 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) |
| • Households | 202,762 |
| Racial makeup [2] (2007) | |
| • Black African | 82.14% |
| • White | 13.44% |
| • Coloured | 4.26% |
| • Indian or Asian | 0.17% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | MAN |
| Website | http://www.bloemfontein.co.za/ |
Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality is a metropolitan municipality which governs Bloemfontein and surrounding towns in the Free State province of South Africa. Mangaung is a Sesotho name meaning "place of leopards". Legend has it that when the first settlers arrived on these shores, they were stunned by the vast plains that were roamed freely by leopards.[3]
Before the municipal elections of 18 May 2011 Mangaung was a local municipality under the Motheo District Municipality.[4] In the election, the ANC won 65 out of 97 seats on the Metro Council, while the Democratic Alliance won 26 seats and COPE won 3 seats.
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[5]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baralong Boo Moroka | 40501 | 911.66 | 8,556 |
| Bloemfontein | 40502 | 287.46 | 111,697 |
| Botshabelo | 40503 | 228.79 | 175,822 |
| Mangaung | 40504 | 46.23 | 217,076 |
| Morago | 40505 | 221.37 | 3,941 |
| Opkoms | 40506 | 2.84 | 15,397 |
| Peter Swart | 40507 | 1.97 | 10,002 |
| Rodenbeck | 40508 | 2.05 | 7,837 |
| Sonskyn | 40509 | 0.80 | 3,630 |
| Thaba Nchu | 40510 | 216.23 | 67,269 |
| Remainder of the municipality | 40511 | 4,364.11 | 24,220 |
References
- ^ "Community Survey, 2007: Basic Results Municipalities" (PDF). Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
- ^ "Community Survey 2007 interactive data". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 19 October 2009.
- ^ South African Languages - Place names
- ^ "Buffalo City, Mangaung categorised Metros". BuaNews. Government Communication and Information Service. 9 December 2010.
- ^ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
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