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]