Motheo District Municipality
| Motheo District Municipality | |
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| Former District municipality | |
.svg) A map of the Free State showing Motheo (red) |
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| Coordinates: 29°07′S 26°13′E / 29.117°S 26.217°ECoordinates: 29°07′S 26°13′E / 29.117°S 26.217°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Free State |
| Seat | Bloemfontein |
| Local municipalities | |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | M. E. Moilwa |
| • Manager | Mr G. Ramathebane |
| Area | |
| • Total | 13,950.18 km2 (5,386.19 sq mi) |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Total | 837,379 |
| • Density | 60/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup(2007) | |
| • Black African | 82.4% |
| • White | 12.8% |
| • Coloured | 4.7% |
| • Indian or Asian | 0.2% |
| Languages(2001) | |
| • Sesotho | 53.55% |
| • Setswana | 16.57% |
| • Afrikaans | 15.32% |
| • IsiXhosa | 11.01% |
| • English | 1.76% |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) |
| District code | DC17 |
| Website | http://www.motheo.co.za/ |
Motheo (Sesotho, meaning "foundation" or "cornerstone") was, until the municipal elections of 18 May 2011, a district of the Free State province of South Africa. At the time of the 2011 elections it was disestablished as a consequence of Mangaung Local Municipality being upgraded to a metropolitan municipality
The Motheo District Municipality Head Office was based in Bloemfontein, which also serves as the capital of the Free State Province and as the judicial capital of South Africa.
The Motheo District was disestablished on 18 May 2011. When this happened, of its three constituent local municipalities, Mangaung was upgraded to become an autonomous metropolitan municipality, Naledi became part of Xhariep, and Mantsopa became part of Thabo Mofutsanyane.
Motheo was surrounded by:
The district was divided into three local municipalities: Mangaung, Mantsopa, and Naledi.
Of these, Mangaung Local Municipality — now Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality — is the most densely populated; it features the greatest concentration of well-developed infrastructure and services in the Bloemfontein area, which offers a wide range of amenities to the surrounding rural communities. As of 2007, Mangaung Municipality had a population of 752,906 (roughly 90% of Motheo's total population).
Mantsopa Local Municipality, located to the east of Mangaung, is a mixed agricultural area, with a population of 59,028 (7% of the total).
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