Mothibistad

Mothibistad is a town situated 9 kilometres (6 mi) northeast of Kuruman in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. Before 1994 it was in the Bophuthatswana bantustan, and from 1994 until a border change in 2006 it was in North West province. According to the census of 2011 it had a population of 9,616, of whom 99% described themselves as Black African and 88% spoke Tswana as a first language.[1] It falls within the Ga-Segonyana Local Municipality and the John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality.

Mothibistad
Mothibistad
Mothibistad
Coordinates: 27.399°S 23.489°E / -27.399; 23.489
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceNorthern Cape
DistrictJohn Taolo Gaetsewe
MunicipalityGa-Segonyana
Area
  Total5.49 km2 (2.12 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Total9,616
  Density1,800/km2 (4,500/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
  Black African98.9%
  Coloured0.6%
  Indian/Asian0.4%
  Other0.2%
First languages (2011)
  Tswana88.0%
  English3.0%
  S. Ndebele1.7%
  Zulu1.4%
  Other5.9%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Area code053

References

  1. "Main Place Mothibistad". Census 2011.
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