Phokwane Local Municipality
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Phokwane | |
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.svg) Location in the Northern Cape | |
| Coordinates: 27°50′S 24°50′E / 27.833°S 24.833°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Northern Cape |
| District | Frances Baard |
| Seat | Hartswater |
| Wards | 10 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Vuyisile Khen |
| Area | |
• Total | 834 km2 (322 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | |
• Total | 80,481 |
| • Density | 97/km2 (250/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 81.9% |
| • Coloured | 8.6% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.5% |
| • White | 8.9% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Tswana | 66.6% |
| • Afrikaans | 18.9% |
| • Xhosa | 5.6% |
| • English | 3.9% |
| • Other | 5% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | NC094 |
Phokwane Municipality (Tswana: Mmasepala wa Phokwane; Afrikaans: Phokwane Munisipaliteit) is a local municipality within the Frances Baard District Municipality, in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. The name means "small Billy goat" in Setswana.[4]
The 2011 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[5]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banksdrif | 386001 | 1.1 | 505 |
| Ganspan | 386006 | 1.2 | 2,301 |
| Hartswater | 386003 | 10.8 | 10,465 |
| Jan Kempdorp | 386005 | 19.1 | 24,220 |
| Pampierstad | 386004 | 10.4 | 21,707 |
| Remainder | 386002 | 791.3 | 3,802 |
| Total | 833.9 | 63,000 | |
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