Boitumelong

Boitumelong
Boitumelong
 Boitumelong shown within North West
Boitumelong
Boitumelong (South Africa)
Boitumelong
Boitumelong (Africa)
Coordinates: 27°38′24″S 25°34′12″E / 27.640°S 25.570°E / -27.640; 25.570Coordinates: 27°38′24″S 25°34′12″E / 27.640°S 25.570°E / -27.640; 25.570
Country South Africa
Province North West
District Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati
Municipality Lekwa-Teemane
Area[1]
 • Total 3.08 km2 (1.19 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 23,155
 • Density 7,500/km2 (19,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
 • Black African 95.1%
 • Coloured 3.8%
 • Indian/Asian 0.4%
 • White 0.4%
 • Other 0.4%
First languages (2011)[1]
 • Tswana 75.2%
 • Sotho 7.9%
 • Xhosa 7.6%
 • Afrikaans 3.2%
 • Other 6.1%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
PO box 2662

Boitumelong is a town in Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality in the North West province of South Africa.

Township 5km from Bloemhof, on the farm Klipfontein No HO 344. Tswana, meaning ‘place of happiness’, from the fact that the residents were happy to move to the new township.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Main Place Boitumelong". Census 2011.
  2. ↑ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 86.
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