Lejweleputswa District Municipality
| Lejweleputswa | ||
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| District municipality | ||
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.svg) Location of Lejweleputswa District Municipality within Free State |
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| Coordinates: 27°58′S 26°44′E / 27.967°S 26.733°ECoordinates: 27°58′S 26°44′E / 27.967°S 26.733°E | ||
| Country | South Africa | |
| Province | Free State | |
| Seat | Welkom | |
| Local municipalities | ||
| Government | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | Sebenzile Ngangelizwe | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 31,930 km2 (12,330 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011) | ||
| • Total | 627,626 | |
| • Density | 20/km2 (51/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011) | ||
| • Black African | 88.9% | |
| • Coloured | 1.9% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.4% | |
| • White | 8.6% | |
| First languages (2011) | ||
| • Sotho | 62.2% | |
| • Xhosa | 12.2% | |
| • Afrikaans | 11.3% | |
| • Tswana | 5.9% | |
| • Other | 8.4% | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | DC18 | |
Lejweleputswa (Sesotho word meaning "Grey rock" in English) is one of the 5 districts of Free State province of South Africa. The seat of Lejweleputswa is Welkom. The majority of its 657 019 people speak Sotho (2001 Census). The district code is DC18.
Lejweleputswa is surrounded by:
The district contains the following local municipalities:
The following statistics are from the 2001 census.
Election results for Lejweleputswa in the South African general election, 2004.
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