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Motheo District Municipality
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A map of South Africa showing Motheo (within Free State province)
Motheo (Sesotho; English: "Foundation" or "Corner stone") is one of the 5 districts of Free State province of South Africa. The seat of Motheo is Bloemfontein. The majority of its 728,228 people speak Sesotho (2001 Census). The district code is DC17.
Geography
Neighbours
Motheo is surrounded by:
Local municipalities
The district contains the following local municipalities:
Demographics
The following statistics are from the 2001 census.
Gender
| Gender |
Population |
% |
| Female |
381,899 |
52.44% |
| Male |
346,329 |
47.56% |
Ethnic group
| Ethnic group |
Population |
% |
| Black African |
608,111 |
83.51% |
| White |
83,473 |
11.46% |
| Coloured |
35,319 |
4.85% |
| Indian/Asian |
1,325 |
0.18% |
Age
| Age |
Population |
% |
| 000 - 004 |
64,276 |
8.83% |
| 005 - 009 |
71,128 |
9.77% |
| 010 - 014 |
75,182 |
10.32% |
| 015 - 019 |
78,605 |
10.79% |
| 020 - 024 |
72,208 |
9.92% |
| 025 - 029 |
66,105 |
9.08% |
| 030 - 034 |
60,181 |
8.26% |
| 035 - 039 |
53,367 |
7.33% |
| 040 - 044 |
44,774 |
6.15% |
| 045 - 049 |
36,930 |
5.07% |
| 050 - 054 |
28,848 |
3.96% |
| 055 - 059 |
21,613 |
2.97% |
| 060 - 064 |
17 515 |
2.41% |
| 065 - 069 |
14,102 |
1.94% |
| 070 - 074 |
9,521 |
1.31% |
| 075 - 079 |
6,276 |
0.86% |
| 080 - 084 |
4,804 |
0.66% |
| 085 - 089 |
1,796 |
0.25% |
| 090 - 094 |
672 |
0.09% |
| 095 - 099 |
224 |
0.03% |
| 100 plus |
101 |
0.01% |
Politics
Election results
Election results for Motheo in the South African general election, 2004.
- Population 18 and over: 471,960 [64.81% of total population]
- Total votes: 301,273 [41.37% of total population]
- Voting % estimate: 63.83% votes as a % of population 18 and over
References
Coordinates: 29°07′S 26°13′E / -29.117, 26.217
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