Tsantsabane Local Municipality
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Tsantsabane Municipality (Afrikaans: Tsantsabane Munisipaliteit; Tswana: Mmasepala wa Tsantsabane) is a local municipality within the ZF Mgcawu District Municipality, in the Northern Cape province of South Africa.
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Tsantsabane | |
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Coordinates: 28°15′S 22°30′E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Northern Cape |
District | ZF Mgcawu |
Seat | Postmasburg |
Wards | 7 |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Mpho Mashila (African National Congress) |
Area | |
• Total | 18,333 km2 (7,078 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 35,093 |
• Density | 1.9/km2 (5.0/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 52.8% |
• Coloured | 37.6% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.6% |
• White | 8.4% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Afrikaans | 55.2% |
• Tswana | 33.2% |
• Xhosa | 2.4% |
• English | 2.3% |
• Other | 6.9% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Municipal code | NC085 |
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Tsantsabane was the original name given to the town by the Batswana because of the presence of many shiny stones (e.g. the hematite).[4]