Makwassie | |
Pushpin Map: | South Africa North West#South Africa |
Coordinates: | -27.3167°N 84°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | North West |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Dr Kenneth Kaunda |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | Maquassi Hills |
Subdivision Type4: | Main Place |
Established Title: | Established |
Leader Title: | Councillor |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 6.19 |
Population Total: | 13351 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
Demographics1 Info1: | 90.2% |
Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
Demographics1 Info2: | 4.1% |
Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
Demographics1 Info3: | 0.7% |
Demographics1 Title4: | White |
Demographics1 Info4: | 5.0% |
Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
Demographics1 Info5: | 0.1% |
Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
Demographics2 Title1: | Tswana |
Demographics2 Info1: | 74.4% |
Demographics2 Title2: | Afrikaans |
Demographics2 Info2: | 8.2% |
Demographics2 Title3: | Sotho |
Demographics2 Info3: | 7.5% |
Demographics2 Title4: | Xhosa |
Demographics2 Info4: | 4.7% |
Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
Demographics2 Info5: | 5.1% |
Timezone1: | SAST |
Utc Offset1: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
Postal Code: | 2650 |
Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
Postal2 Code: | 2650 |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Area Code: | 018 |
Makwassie is a small farming town situated in North West Province of South Africa that produces maize, sorghum, groundnuts and milk. The word makwassie is a corruption of the San word for an aromatic wild spearmint.
In 1822 the town was established as a mission station by Samuel Broadbent and Thomas Hodgson of the Wesleyan Missionary Society and the town was laid out in 1907.
Makwasi is a centre for maize, groundnuts, sorghum and milk production
Makwassie is located south of Wolmaransstad and north-west of Wesselsbron. It was laid out in 1907 and proclaimed in 1910. At first spelt Maquassi, it was standardized as Makwassie in 1937. The first white child in Transvaal was born there, and the first printing undertaken.[2]
The town claims four distinctions in Transvaal history: