Mothibistad

Place in Northern Cape, South Africa
27°23′56″S 23°29′20″E / 27.399°S 23.489°E / -27.399; 23.489CountrySouth AfricaProvinceNorthern CapeDistrictJohn Taolo GaetseweMunicipalityGa-SegonyanaArea • 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

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.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Main Place Mothibistad". Census 2011.
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Municipalities and communities of John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape
District seat: Kuruman
Joe Morolong
John Taolo Gaetsewe District within South Africa
John Taolo Gaetsewe District within South Africa
Ga-Segonyana
Gamagara


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