Back Metsimaholo Plaaslike Munisipaliteit Afrikaans Metsimaholo CEB Metsimaholo Local Municipality German Municipalità locale di Metsimaholo Italian Metsimaholo Dutch Metsimaholo Komunie, Sud Afrika NOV Metsimaholo Mmusogae NSO Metsimaholo Polish Метсимахоло (местный муниципалитет) Russian Masepala oa Metsimaholo Sesotho
Metsimaholo | |
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 Seal | |
.svg) Location in the Free State | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Free State |
| District | Fezile Dabi |
| Seat | Sasolburg |
| Wards | 23 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Jack Malindi (AIC) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,717 km2 (663 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | |
• Total | 158,391 |
| • Density | 92/km2 (240/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2022) | |
| • Black African | 85.1% |
| • Coloured | 0.8% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.3% |
| • White | 13.9% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Sotho | 59.9% |
| • Afrikaans | 16.7% |
| • Xhosa | 7.6% |
| • Zulu | 6.0% |
| • Other | 9.8% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | FS204 |
Metsimaholo Municipality (Sotho: Masepala wa Metsimaholo; Afrikaans: Metsimaholo Munisipaliteit) is a local municipality within the Fezile Dabi District Municipality, in the Free State province of South Africa. Metsimaholo means "big water" in Sesotho.[4]
- ^ "Council – Metsimaholo". Metsimaholo – Local Municipality. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
- ^ a b "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
- ^ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ South African Languages - Place names