List of municipalities in the Free State
The Free State province of South Africa is divided, for local government purposes, into one metropolitan municipality (Mangaung) and four district municipalities. The district municipalities are in turn divided into nineteen local municipalities.
In the following map, Mangaung is shaded green and labelled "M", the district municipalities are shaded various other colours, and the local municipalities are numbered.
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District and metropolitan municipalities
| Map key |
Name | Code | Seat | Area (km²) |
Population (2011)[1] |
Pop. density (per km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10–13 | Fezile Dabi District Municipality | DC20 | Sasolburg | 21,301 | 488,036 | 22.9 |
| 5–9 | Lejweleputswa District Municipality | DC18 | Welkom | 31,930 | 627,626 | 19.7 |
| M | Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality | MAN | Bloemfontein | 6,284 | 747,431 | 118.9 |
| 14–19 | Thabo Mofutsanyana District Municipality | DC19 | Phuthaditjhaba | 32,637 | 736,238 | 22.6 |
| 1–4 | Xhariep District Municipality | DC16 | Trompsburg | 37,674 | 146,259 | 3.9 |
Local and metropolitan municipalities
| Map key |
Name | Code | District | Seat | Area (km²) |
Population (2011)[1] |
Pop. density (per km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Dihlabeng Local Municipality | FS192 | Thabo Mofutsanyana | Bethlehem | 4,880 | 128,704 | 26.4 |
| 3 | Kopanong Local Municipality | FS162 | Xhariep | Trompsburg | 15,645 | 49,171 | 3.1 |
| 4 | Letsemeng Local Municipality | FS161 | Xhariep | Koffiefontein | 9,829 | 38,628 | 3.9 |
| 13 | Mafube Local Municipality | FS205 | Fezile Dabi | Frankfort | 3,971 | 57,876 | 14.6 |
| 15 | Maluti-a-Phofung Local Municipality | FS194 | Thabo Mofutsanyana | Phuthaditjhaba | 4,338 | 335,784 | 77.4 |
| M | Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality | MAN | Bloemfontein | 6,284 | 747,431 | 118.9 | |
| 19 | Mantsopa Local Municipality | FS196 | Thabo Mofutsanyana | Ladybrand | 4,291 | 51,056 | 11.9 |
| 8 | Masilonyana Local Municipality | FS181 | Lejweleputswa | Theunissen | 6,796 | 63,334 | 9.3 |
| 9 | Matjhabeng Local Municipality | FS184 | Lejweleputswa | Welkom | 5,155 | 406,461 | 78.8 |
| 12 | Metsimaholo Local Municipality | FS204 | Fezile Dabi | Sasolburg | 1,717 | 149,108 | 86.8 |
| 2 | Mohokare Local Municipality | FS163 | Xhariep | Zastron | 8,776 | 34,146 | 3.9 |
| 10 | Moqhaka Local Municipality | FS201 | Fezile Dabi | Kroonstad | 7,925 | 160,532 | 20.3 |
| 7 | Nala Local Municipality | FS185 | Lejweleputswa | Bothaville | 4,129 | 81,220 | 19.7 |
| 1 | Naledi Local Municipality | FS164 | Xhariep | Dewetsdorp | 3,424 | 24,314 | 7.1 |
| 11 | Ngwathe Local Municipality | FS203 | Fezile Dabi | Parys | 7,055 | 120,520 | 17.1 |
| 16 | Nketoana Local Municipality | FS193 | Thabo Mofutsanyana | Reitz | 5,611 | 60,324 | 10.8 |
| 14 | Phumelela Local Municipality | FS195 | Thabo Mofutsanyana | Vrede | 8,183 | 47,772 | 5.8 |
| 18 | Setsoto Local Municipality | FS191 | Thabo Mofutsanyana | Ficksburg | 5,966 | 112,597 | 18.9 |
| 5 | Tokologo Local Municipality | FS182 | Lejweleputswa | Boshof | 9,326 | 28,986 | 3.1 |
| 6 | Tswelopele Local Municipality | FS183 | Lejweleputswa | Bultfontein | 6,524 | 47,625 | 7.3 |
References
- ^ a b "Census 2011: Municipal Fact Sheet". Statistics South Africa. 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
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