Atamelang is a township in Tswaing Local Municipality in the North West province of South Africa. The township is in the former country of Bophutatswana, some 22 km north-west of Delareyville.
Atamelang | |
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  Atamelang  Atamelang | |
| Coordinates: 26°30′15″S 25°22′10″E / 26.50417°S 25.36944°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | North West |
| District | Ngaka Modiri Molema |
| Municipality | Tswaing |
| Established | 1978 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.58 km2 (1.38 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 6,082 |
| • Density | 1,700/km2 (4,400/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 98.9% |
| • Khoisans | 1.4% |
| • Indian/Asian | 1.2% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Tswana | 81.0% |
| • Sotho | 10.0% |
| • Afrikaans | 4.1% |
| • Other | 5.9% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 2732 |
| PO box | 2732 |
| Area code | 018 |
Atamelang was established set up by the then apartheid government in 1978.
Demographics edit
Its population in 2011 was 5,906. Of the total Black African made up 98.9%, Coloured (mixed race) 1.4% and Indian/Asian 1.2%.
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Main Place Atamelang". Census 2011.