Atamelang Explained

Atamelang
Pushpin Map:South Africa North West#South Africa
Coordinates:-26.5041666666667 0.00277777777777778
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:South Africa
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:North West
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Ngaka Modiri Molema
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Tswaing
Subdivision Type4:Main Place
Established Title:Established
Established Date:1978
Leader Title:Councillor
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:3.58
Population Total:6082
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Racial makeup (2011)
Demographics1 Title1:Black African
Demographics1 Info1:98.9%
Demographics1 Title2:Khoisans
Demographics1 Info2:1.4%
Demographics1 Title3:Indian/Asian
Demographics1 Info3:1.2%
Demographics1 Info4:1.2%
Demographics1 Title5:Other
Demographics Type2:First languages (2011)
Demographics2 Title1:Tswana
Demographics2 Info1:81.0%
Demographics2 Title2:Sotho
Demographics2 Info2:10.0%
Demographics2 Title3:Afrikaans
Demographics2 Info3:4.1%
Demographics2 Title4:Other
Demographics2 Info4:5.9%
Timezone1:SAST
Utc Offset1:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code (street)
Postal Code:2732
Postal2 Code Type:PO box
Postal2 Code:2732
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:018

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 was established set up by the then apartheid government in 1978.

Demographics

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%.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Main Place Atamelang . Census 2011.