Lehurutshe Explained

Lehurutshe
Pushpin Map:South Africa North West#South Africa
Coordinates:-25.488°N 25.974°W
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:Ramotshere Moiloa
Subdivision Type4:Main Place
Established Title:Established
Leader Title:Councillor
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:23.11
Population Total:6888
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Racial makeup (2011)
Demographics1 Title1:Black African
Demographics1 Info1:98.6%
Demographics1 Title2:Coloured
Demographics1 Info2:0.6%
Demographics1 Title3:Indian/Asian
Demographics1 Info3:0.5%
Demographics1 Title4:White
Demographics1 Info4:0.2%
Demographics1 Title5:Other
Demographics1 Info5:0.1%
Demographics Type2:First languages (2011)
Demographics2 Title1:Tswana
Demographics2 Info1:87.2%
Demographics2 Title2:English
Demographics2 Info2:6.4%
Demographics2 Title3:Zulu
Demographics2 Info3:1.6%
Demographics2 Title4:S. Ndebele
Demographics2 Info4:1.1%
Demographics2 Title5:Other
Demographics2 Info5:3.7%
Timezone1:SAST
Utc Offset1:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code (street)
Postal Code:2880
Postal2 Code Type:PO box
Postal2 Code:2880
Area Code Type:Area code

Lehurutshe (formerly known as Welbedacht) is a town in Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality in the North West province of South Africa. The town has within its vicinity the Lehurutshe campus of Taletso TVET, a fire station and numerous schools.

Primary Education, there is a list of primary schools in the town and the surrounding namely R.B Dithupe Intermediate, Babuseng Primary and Mesega Primary schools.The town has only one High School in its area, the rest being in the surrounding villages. The High School serving the area is Ngotoane High School.The town is home to the Lehurutshe campus of the Taletso TVET college, which has campuses in other towns around the province.

Lehurutshe District Hospital is located in the town, and serves the surrounding villages of Dinokana, Khunotswane, Madutle, Matlhase, Radikhudu, Gopane, Motswedi, Borakalalo, Driefontein, Lobatla, Moshana, Supingstad and Ntsweletsoku.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Main Place Lehurutshe . Census 2011.
  2. Web site: District Hospital, Lehurutshe. Department of Health, North West Province. 18 August 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130618065655/http://dohsoc.nwpg.gov.za/NWDoH/districts-lehurutsheHSP.html. 18 June 2013. dead.