Potchefstroom
Local Municipality NW402 from Census 2001

Area
2,673.68 km²
Population
128,353 (48.01 per km²)
Households
34,024 (12.73 per km²)

Gender

Female 51%49% Male
PeoplePercentage
Female65,22550.82%
Male63,12849.18%

Population group

Black African 71%23% White6% Coloured
PeoplePercentage
Black African90,49170.50%
White29,10222.67%
Coloured8,2426.42%
Indian or Asian5180.40%

First language

44% SetswanaAfrikaans 28%12% Sesotho11% isiXhosa
PeoplePercentage
Setswana56,12543.73%
Afrikaans36,58028.50%
Sesotho15,62812.18%
isiXhosa13,64310.63%
English2,5271.97%
isiZulu1,7331.35%
Sepedi6260.49%
Xitsonga4610.36%
Other2980.23%
SiSwati2950.23%
isiNdebele2560.20%
Tshivenda1810.14%

Main Places

NamePopulationArea (km²)
Ikageng61,84776.64
Mohadin12,0792.75
Potchefstroom Part 116,9832,544.92
Potchefstroom Part 226,72346.19
Promosa10,7152.88