Tsantsabane Local Municipality
Tsantsabane | |
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Location in the Northern Cape | |
| Coordinates: 28°15′S 22°30′E / 28.250°S 22.500°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Northern Cape |
| District | ZF Mgcawu |
| Seat | Postmasburg |
| Wards | 7 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Mpho Mashila (African National Congress) |
| Area | |
• Total | 18,333 km2 (7,078 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 30,969 |
| • Density | 1.7/km2 (4.4/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2022) | |
| • Black African | 62.9% |
| • Coloured | 31.6% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.6% |
| • White | 4.9% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 55.2% |
| • Tswana | 33.2% |
| • Xhosa | 2.4% |
| • English | 2.3% |
| • Other | 6.9% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | NC085 |
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Tsantsabane Municipality (Afrikaans: Tsantsabane Munisipaliteit; Tswana: Mmasepala wa Tsantsabane) is a local municipality within the ZF Mgcawu District Municipality, in the Northern Cape province of South Africa.
Tsantsabane was the original name given to the town by the Batswana because of the presence of many shiny stones (e.g. the hematite).