Mogalakwena Local Municipality
Mogalakwena | |
|---|---|
Location in Limpopo | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Limpopo |
| District | Waterberg |
| Seat | Mokopane |
| Wards | 32 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Andrina Matsemela |
| Area | |
• Total | 6,166 km2 (2,381 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 307,682 |
| • Density | 50/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 96.1% |
| • Coloured | 0.1% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.5% |
| • White | 3.0% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Northern Sotho | 73.5% |
| • Tsonga | 9.1% |
| • Southern Ndebele | 6.6% |
| • Afrikaans | 3.1% |
| • Other | 7.7% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | LIM367 |
Mogalakwena Municipality (Northern Sotho: Mmasepala wa Mogalakwena) is a local municipality within the Waterberg District Municipality, in the Limpopo province of South Africa. It's named after the mogalakwena river which comes from the babina Kwena fierce Nile crocodile. The seat is Mokopane. The area constitute of a cosmopolitan of different chiefdoms : mainly bakone (masenya le Matlala ) , Lebelo kgomo, transvaal Ndebele Langa & Kekana, phokela , Lekalekale , babirwa.