Tswelopele
Local Municipality FS183 from Census 2001

Area
6,524.07 km²
Population
53,713 (8.23 per km²)
Households
12,554 (1.92 per km²)

Gender

Female 52%48% Male
PeoplePercentage
Female27,84751.84%
Male25,86648.16%

Population group

Black African 95%4% White
PeoplePercentage
Black African50,90694.77%
White2,0703.85%
Coloured7171.33%
Indian or Asian200.04%

First language

Sesotho 51%isiXhosa 23%19% Setswana5% Afrikaans
PeoplePercentage
Sesotho27,30050.82%
isiXhosa12,47923.23%
Setswana10,02418.66%
Afrikaans2,7145.05%
isiNdebele6171.15%
isiZulu2370.44%
SiSwati1190.22%
English860.16%
Sepedi830.15%
Other270.05%
Xitsonga160.03%
Tshivenda130.02%

Main Places

NamePopulationArea (km²)
Bultfontein1,03442.75
Hoopstad66228.34
Phahameng20,0633.37
Tikwana11,0321.73
Tswelopele20,9136,447.20