Thabo Mofutsanyane is one of the 5 districts of the Free State province of South Africa. The seat of Thabo Mofutsanyane is Phuthaditjaba. The majority of its 725 932 people speak Sesotho (2001 Census). The district code is DC19

Geography

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Neighbours

Thabo Mofutsanyane is surrounded by:

• Northern Free State to the north (DC20)
• Gert Sibande in Mpulalanga to the north-east (DC30)
• Amajuba in Kwa-Zulu Natal to the east (DC25)
• Uthukela to the south-east(DC23)
• The kingdom of Lesotho to the south
• Motheo to the south-west (DC17)
• Lejweleputswa to the west (DC18)

Local municipalities

The district contains the following local municipalities:

Local municipality	Population	%
Maluti a Phofung	360 780	49.70%
Dihlabeng	128 933	17.76%
Setsoto	123 192	16.97%
Nketoana	61 956	8.53%
Phumelela	50 905	7.01%
Golden Gate Highlands National Park	174	0.02%

Demographics

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The following statistics are from the 2001 census.

Language	Population	%
Sesotho	586 022	80.73%
IsiZulu	90 584	12.48%
Afrikaans	32 478	4.47%
IsiXhosa	4 848	0.67%
English	4 805	0.66%
SiSwati	1 909	0.26%
IsiNdebele	1 549	0.21%
Setswana	1 520	0.21%
Sepedi	1 110	0.15%
Other	648	0.09%
Xitsonga	357	0.05%
Tshivenda	110	0.02%

Gender

Gender	Population	%
Female	389 210	53.62%
Male	336 722	46.38%

Ethnic group

Ethnic group	Population	%
Black African	690 852	95.17%
White	30 194	4.16%
Coloured	3 601	0.50%
Indian/Asian	1 285	0.18%

Politics

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Election results

Election results for Thabo Mofutsanyane in the South African general election, 2004.

• Population 18 and over: 425 922 of total population
• Total votes: 260 796 of total population
• Voting % estimate: 61.23% votes as a % of population 18 and over

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African National Congress 225 688 86.54% Democratic Alliance 14 214 5.45% Pan African Congress 5 135 1.97% African Christian Democratic Party 2 836 1.09% Freedom Front Plus 2 756 1.06% United Democratic Movement 2 409 0.92% Inkhata Freedom Party 1 978 0.76% New National Party 1 557 0.60% Independent Democrats 876 0.34% Azanian People's Organisation 704 0.27% United Christian Democratic Party 525 0.20% SOPA 386 0.15% NA 310 0.12% EMSA 292 0.11% UF 242 0.09% CDP 228 0.09% PJC 214 0.08% TOP 172 0.07% KISS 116 0.04% NLP 93 0.04% Minority Front 65 0.02% Total 260 796 100.00%

References

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• Municipal Demarcation Board
• Stats SA Census 2001 page
• Independent Electoral Commission 2004 election results

Free State municipalities | District Municipalities of South Africa | Districts of South Africa