Maluti-a-Phofung Local Municipality

Maluti-a-Phofung Local Municipality
—  Local municipality  —
Location in the Free State
Country	South Africa
Province	Free State
District	Thabo Mofutsanyana
Seat	Phuthaditjhaba
Area
- Total	4,418 km2 (1,705.8 sq mi)
Population (2007)[1]
- Total	385,413
- Density	87.2/km2 (225.9/sq mi)
- Households	97,172
Racial makeup[2] (2007)
- Black African	98.09%
- White	1.68%
- Coloured	0.09%
- Indian or Asian	0.13%
Time zone	SAST (UTC+2)
Municipal code	FS194

Maluti-a-Phofung Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Thabo Mofutsanyane District of the Free State in South Africa. The municipality is named after the Drakensberg mountains (known as "Maluti" in Sesotho). The peak in Qwaqwa is known as the Sentinel, which is called "Phofung" in Sesotho.^[3]

References

1. ^ "Community Survey, 2007: Basic Results Municipalities" (PDF). Statistics South Africa. http://www.statssa.gov.za/Publications/P03011/P030112007.pdf. Retrieved 2009-10-20. 
2. ^ "Community Survey 2007 interactive data". Statistics South Africa. http://www.statssa.gov.za/community_new/content.asp?link=interactivedata.asp. Retrieved 19 October 2009. 
3. ^ South African Languages - Place names