Setsoto Local Municipality
Setsoto Municipality (Sotho: Masepala wa Setsoto) is a local municipality within the Thabo Mofutsanyane District Municipality, in the Free State province of South Africa. Setsoto is a Sesotho word meaning "beauty". The seat is Ficksburg. Other towns include Senekal, Clocolan and Marquard. The municipality is rich in agriculture and is known for producing cherries.
Setsoto | |
|---|---|
|
Seal | |
Location in the Free State | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Free State |
| District | Thabo Mofutsanyane |
| Seat | Ficksburg |
| Wards | 18 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Seipati Mbiwe |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5,966 km2 (2,303 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 112,597 |
| • Density | 19/km2 (49/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 92.3% |
| • Coloured | 0.7% |
| • Indian/Asian | 1.9% |
| • White | 4.7% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Sotho | 87.2% |
| • Afrikaans | 7.1% |
| • English | 2.9% |
| • Sign language | 1.2% |
| • Other | 1.6% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | FS191 |
The first mayor was Ms M.Molete and the current is Ms Seipati Mbiwe.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.