Atamelang
Place in North West, South Africa
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Manonyane/Atamelang is a township in Manonyane Village (a business hub) with regional court, Police station, Home Affairs, Department of Education, 24 hours Clinic, Department of Justice, Stadium, Shopping complex, Old Age Home, NWB bus depot, Post Office, Department of Public works, Community Hall, 2 Primary (Manamolela, JS Masisi) & 1 High School (Phatsima) 1 Middle School(Tlotlego) 1 Special School (Lillian Legetla), Library, Built It Delareyville, Garage station, Radio Station, Telkom branch, Resource Center, it has sections like Stella, Swiza, Tshiping, Spoktown, Reatametse Village. Tswaing Local Municipality in the North West province of South Africa. The township is in the former country of Bophutatswana, some 22 km north-west of Delareyville.
Atamelang | |
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  Atamelang  Atamelang | |
| Coordinates: 26°30′15″S 25°22′10″E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | North West |
| District | Ngaka Modiri Molema |
| Municipality | Tswaing |
| Established | 1978 |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.58 km2 (1.38 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 6,082 |
| • Density | 1,700/km2 (4,400/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 98.9% |
| • Khoisans | 1.4% |
| • Indian/Asian | 1.2% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Tswana | 81.0% |
| • Sotho | 10.0% |
| • Afrikaans | 4.1% |
| • Other | 5.9% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 2732 |
| PO box | 2732 |
| Area code | 018 |
Atamelang was established set up by the then apartheid government in 1978.
Demographics
Its population in 2011 was 5,906. Of the total Black African made up 98.9%, Coloured (mixed race) 1.4% and Indian/Asian 1.2%.