Makwane
Makwane is a village in Thabo Mofutsanyane District Municipality in the Free State province of South Africa.
Makwane | |
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  Makwane  Makwane | |
| Coordinates: 28.549°S 28.878°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Free State |
| District | Thabo Mofutsanyane |
| Municipality | Maluti-a-Phofung |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11.78 km2 (4.55 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 18,550 |
| • Density | 1,600/km2 (4,100/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 99.7% |
| • Coloured | 0.1% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.1% |
| • White | 0.1% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Sotho | 90.8% |
| • Zulu | 4.8% |
| • Sign language | 1.5% |
| • Other | 2.8% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
It is the original hometown of the Free State Stars, which were established in 1977 as the Makwane Computer Stars.[2]
In 2014, Sasol established an Integrated Energy Centre in the Makwane, to provide the community with energy services and other amenities.[3]Makwane consists of metsimatsho, phahameng, comet, molapo sekgutlong, tebang and matshekgeng.
References
- "Main Place Makwane". Census 2011.
- "Club History". Free State Stars. Archived from the original on 24 August 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
- "Sasol and Government to bring affordable energy to the Makwane Village". Sasol. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
Municipalities and communities of Thabo Mofutsanyana District Municipality, Free State | ||
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District seat: Phuthaditjhaba (Witsieshoek) | ||
| Setsoto | .svg.png.webp) Thabo Mofutsanyana District within South Africa | |
| Dihlabeng | ||
| Nketoana | ||
| Maluti-a-Phofung | ||
| Phumelela | ||
| Mantsopa | ||
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