Lejweleputswa District Municipality
Lejweleputswa | |
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Location of Lejweleputswa District Municipality within Free State | |
| Coordinates: 27°58′S 26°44′E / 27.967°S 26.733°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Free State |
| Seat | Welkom |
| Local municipalities | |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Veronica Ntakumbana |
| Area | |
• Total | 31,930 km2 (12,330 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 627,626 |
| • Density | 20/km2 (51/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 88.9% |
| • Coloured | 1.9% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.4% |
| • White | 8.6% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Sotho | 62.2% |
| • Xhosa | 12.2% |
| • Afrikaans | 11.3% |
| • Tswana | 5.9% |
| • Other | 8.4% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | DC18 |
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The Lejweleputswa District Municipality (Sotho: Masepala wa Setereke wa Lejweleputswa; Xhosa: uMasipala weSithili sase Lejweleputswa; Afrikaans: Lejweleputswa-distriksmunisipaliteit) is one of the 5 districts of the Free State province of South Africa. The seat of the municipality is Welkom. As of 2011, a majority of its 657,019 residents speak Sotho. The district code is DC18. Lejweleputswa is a Sesotho word meaning "grey rock".