Thabo Mofutsanyane | |
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![]() Location of Thabo Mofutsanyana District Municipality within Free State | |
Coordinates: 28°32′S 28°49′E / 28.533°S 28.817°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Free State |
Seat | Phuthaditjhaba |
Local municipalities | |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Connie Msibi (ANC) |
Area | |
• Total | 33,269 km2 (12,845 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 736,238 |
• Density | 22/km2 (57/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 93.8% |
• Coloured | 0.8% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.4% |
• White | 4.8% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Sotho | 78.5% |
• Zulu | 10.4% |
• Afrikaans | 6.0% |
• English | 2.0% |
• Other | 3.1% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Municipal code | DC19 |
The Thabo Mofutsanyana District Municipality (Sotho: Masepala wa Setereke wa Thabo Mofutsanyana; Zulu: UMasipala wesiFunda iThabo Mofutsanyana) is one of the 5 districts of the Free State province of South Africa. The seat is Witsieshoek. As of 2011, a majority of its 725,932 residents spoke Sesotho. The district code is DC19