Makwane Explained

Makwane
Pushpin Map:South Africa Free State#South Africa
Coordinates:-28.549°N 28.878°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:South Africa
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Free State
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Thabo Mofutsanyane
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Maluti-a-Phofung
Subdivision Type4:Main Place
Established Title:Established
Leader Title:Councillor
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:11.78
Population Total:18550
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Racial makeup (2011)
Demographics1 Title1:Black African
Demographics1 Info1:99.7%
Demographics1 Title2:Coloured
Demographics1 Info2:0.1%
Demographics1 Title3:Indian/Asian
Demographics1 Info3:0.1%
Demographics1 Title4:White
Demographics1 Info4:0.1%
Demographics1 Title5:Other
Demographics Type2:First languages (2011)
Demographics2 Title1:Sotho
Demographics2 Info1:90.8%
Demographics2 Title2:Zulu
Demographics2 Info2:4.8%
Demographics2 Title3:Sign language
Demographics2 Info3:1.5%
Demographics2 Title5:Other
Demographics2 Info5:2.8%
Timezone1:SAST
Utc Offset1:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code (street)
Postal2 Code Type:PO box
Area Code Type:Area code

Makwane is a village in Thabo Mofutsanyane District Municipality in the Free State province of South Africa.

It is the original hometown of the Free State Stars, which were established in 1977 as the Makwane Computer Stars.[2]

In 2014, Sasol established an Integrated Energy Centre in the Makwane, to provide the community with energy services and other amenities.[3] Makwane consists of metsimatsho, phahameng, comet, molapo sekgutlong, tebang and matshekgeng.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Main Place Makwane . Census 2011.
  2. Web site: Club History. Free State Stars. 29 August 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140824080852/http://freestatestars.co.za/cub-history/. 24 August 2014. dead.
  3. Web site: Sasol and Government to bring affordable energy to the Makwane Village. Sasol. 29 August 2014.