Mankwe Explained

Mankwe
Pushpin Map:South Africa North West#South Africa
Coordinates:-25.593°N 27.195°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:South Africa
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:North West
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Bojanala
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Moses Kotane
Subdivision Type4:Main Place
Established Title:Established
Leader Title:Councillor
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:1.25
Population Total:551
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Racial makeup (2011)
Demographics1 Title1:Black African
Demographics1 Info1:100.0%
Demographics1 Title2:Coloured
Demographics1 Title3:Indian/Asian
Demographics1 Title4:White
Demographics1 Title5:Other
Demographics Type2:First languages (2011)
Demographics2 Title1:Tswana
Demographics2 Info1:86.2%
Demographics2 Title2:English
Demographics2 Info2:6.9%
Demographics2 Title3:Sign language
Demographics2 Info3:3.1%
Demographics2 Title4:Zulu
Demographics2 Info4:1.4%
Demographics2 Title5:Other
Demographics2 Info5:2.4%
Timezone1:SAST
Utc Offset1:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code (street)
Postal2 Code Type:PO box
Area Code Type:Area code

Mankwe is a small settlement north of Pilanesberg and Rustenburg in the North West province of South Africa. It falls under the Moses Kotane Local Municipality and the Bojanala District Municipality.

People

The dancer Motsi Mabuse was born here in 1981 in what was then the nominal Republic of Bophutatswana.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Main Place Mankwe . Census 2011.
  2. News: "Das Supertalent"-Jury: Motsi Mabuse wird der neue Bruce Darnell - TV SPIELFILM. TV Spielfilm Online. 2018-07-23. de-DE.