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Bethanie, North West
Bethanie | |
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  Bethanie  Bethanie | |
| Coordinates: 25°33′14″S 27°36′22″E / 25.554°S 27.606°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | North West |
| District | Bojanala |
| Municipality | Rustenburg |
| Government | |
| • Paramount Chief | Mamogale |
| Area | |
• Total | 27.87 km2 (10.76 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 8,429 |
| • Density | 300/km2 (780/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 99.1% |
| • Coloured | 0.1% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.4% |
| • White | 0.1% |
| • Other | 0.3% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Tswana | 79.2% |
| • Zulu | 5.2% |
| • English | 4.8% |
| • Tsonga | 2.1% |
| • Other | 8.7% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 0260 |
| PO box | 0270 |
| Area code | 012 |
Bethanie is a town in Bojanala District Municipality in the North West province of South Africa.
Bethanie is a station of the Hermannsburg Mission, established in 1864, and located 37 km northeast of Rustenburg. The name is of biblical origin (Matthew 26:6, Mark 14:3 Mark 11:1), and is Hebrew for 'house of sorrow or misery'.[2]
Bethanie is the capital town of Bakwena Ba Mogopa, a SeTswana-speaking traditional community.
- ^ a b c d "Main Place Bethanie". Census 2011.
- ^ Raper, Peter E. (1987). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Internet Archive. p. 76. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
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