Lehurutshe
Place in North West, South Africa
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Lehurutshe (formerly known as Welbedacht) is a town in Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality in the North West province of South Africa. The town has within its vicinity the Lehurutshe campus of Taletso TVET, a fire station and numerous schools.
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| Coordinates: 25.488°S 25.974°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | North West |
| District | Ngaka Modiri Molema |
| Municipality | Ramotshere Moiloa |
| Area | |
• Total | 23.11 km2 (8.92 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 6,888 |
| • Density | 298.1/km2 (772.0/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 98.6% |
| • Coloured | 0.6% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.5% |
| • White | 0.2% |
| • Other | 0.1% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Tswana | 87.2% |
| • English | 6.4% |
| • Zulu | 1.6% |
| • S. Ndebele | 1.1% |
| • Other | 3.7% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 2880 |
| PO box | 2880 |
Lehurutshe District Hospital is located in the town, and serves the surrounding villages of Dinokana, Khunotswane, Madutle, Matlhase, Radikhudu, Gopane, Motswedi, Borakalalo, Driefontein, Lobatla, Moshana, Supingstad and Ntsweletsoku.[2]
