Motheo District Municipality
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Motheo (Sesotho, meaning "foundation" or "cornerstone") was, until the municipal elections of 18 May 2011, a district of the Free State province of South Africa. At the time of the 2011 elections it was disestablished as a consequence of Mangaung Local Municipality being upgraded to a metropolitan municipality.
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Motheo District Municipality | |
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Coordinates: 29°07′S 26°13′E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Free State |
Seat | Bloemfontein |
Local municipalities | |
Government | |
• Mayor | M. E. Moilwa |
• Manager | Mr G. Ramathebane |
Area | |
• Total | 13,950.18 km2 (5,386.19 sq mi) |
Population (2007)[2] | |
• Total | 837,379 |
• Density | 60/km2 (160/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2007)[2] | |
• Black African | 82.4% |
• White | 12.8% |
• Coloured | 4.7% |
• Indian or Asian | 0.2% |
Languages (2001)[3] | |
• Sesotho | 53.55% |
• Setswana | 16.57% |
• Afrikaans | 15.32% |
• IsiXhosa | 11.01% |
• English | 1.76% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
District code | DC17 |
Website | http://www.motheo.co.za/ |
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The Motheo District Municipality Head Office was based in Bloemfontein, which also serves as the capital of the Free State Province and as the judicial capital of South Africa.[1]