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Tswelopele | |
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.svg) Location in the Free State | |
| Coordinates: 28°17′27″S 26°09′00″E / 28.29083°S 26.15000°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Free State |
| District | Lejweleputswa |
| Seat | Bultfontein |
| Wards | 8 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Rosy Phukuntse |
| Area | |
• Total | 6,524 km2 (2,519 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 47,625 |
| • Density | 7.3/km2 (19/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 91.2% |
| • Coloured | 1.2% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.4% |
| • White | 6.9% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Sotho | 54.0% |
| • Xhosa | 19.9% |
| • Tswana | 12.0% |
| • Afrikaans | 8.3% |
| • Other | 5.8% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | FS183 |
Tswelopele Municipality (Sotho: Masepala wa Tswelopele; Xhosa: uMasipala wase Tswelopele; Tswana: Mmasepala wa Tswelopele) is a local municipality within the Lejweleputswa District Municipality, in the Free State province of South Africa. Tswelopele is a Sesotho word meaning "progress".[4]
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- ^ a b "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
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- ^ South African Languages - Place names