Phokwane Local Municipality
Phokwane | |
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Location in the Northern Cape | |
| Coordinates: 27°50′S 24°50′E / 27.833°S 24.833°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Northern Cape |
| District | Frances Baard |
| Seat | Hartswater |
| Wards | 10 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Vuyisile Khen |
| Area | |
• Total | 834 km2 (322 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 80,481 |
| • Density | 97/km2 (250/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 81.9% |
| • Coloured | 8.6% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.5% |
| • White | 8.9% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Tswana | 66.6% |
| • Afrikaans | 18.9% |
| • Xhosa | 5.6% |
| • English | 3.9% |
| • Other | 5% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | NC094 |
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Phokwane Municipality (Tswana: Mmasepala wa Phokwane; Afrikaans: Phokwane Munisipaliteit) is a local municipality within the Frances Baard District Municipality, in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. The name means "small Billy goat" in Setswana.