Dihlabeng Local Municipality
Dihlabeng | |
|---|---|
Location in the Free State | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Free State |
| District | Thabo Mofutsanyana |
| Seat | Bethlehem |
| Wards | 20 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| Area | |
• Total | 4,880 km2 (1,880 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 130,434 |
| • Density | 27/km2 (69/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2022) | |
| • Black African | 88.2% |
| • Coloured | 1.3% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.5% |
| • White | 9.8% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Sotho | 77.5% |
| • Afrikaans | 11.9% |
| • Zulu | 4.8% |
| • English | 2.4% |
| • Other | 3.4% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | FS192 |
Dihlabeng Municipality (Sotho: Masepala wa Dihlabeng; Afrikaans: Dihlabeng Munisipaliteit) is a local municipality within the Thabo Mofutsanyane District Municipality, in the Free State province of South Africa. It was established after the first general local government elections on 5 December 2000, which heralded the final phase of local government reform as envisaged in 1994 at the onset of the process of democratisation and the end of apartheid. The seat is Bethlehem.