Boitumelong
| Boitumelong | |
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  Boitumelong
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| Coordinates: 27°38′24″S 25°34′12″E / 27.640°S 25.570°ECoordinates: 27°38′24″S 25°34′12″E / 27.640°S 25.570°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | North West |
| District | Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati |
| Municipality | Lekwa-Teemane |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 3.08 km2 (1.19 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 23,155 |
| • Density | 7,500/km2 (19,000/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011)[1] | |
| • Black African | 95.1% |
| • Coloured | 3.8% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.4% |
| • White | 0.4% |
| • Other | 0.4% |
| First languages (2011)[1] | |
| • Tswana | 75.2% |
| • Sotho | 7.9% |
| • Xhosa | 7.6% |
| • Afrikaans | 3.2% |
| • Other | 6.1% |
| PO box | 2662 |
Boitumelong is a town in Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality in the North West province of South Africa.
Township 5km from Bloemhof, on the farm Klipfontein No HO 344. Tswana, meaning ‘place of happiness’, from the fact that the residents were happy to move to the new township.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Main Place Boitumelong". Census 2011.
- ↑ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 86.
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