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.
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%.