Westenburg (or simply Westies), is a pre-urban human settlement (and sub-area) situated in Polokwane under the Capricorn District Municipality in the Limpopo province of South Africa.[1]
Westies | |
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City | |
Westenburg | |
Coordinates: 23°54′22″S 29°25′46″E / 23.906033°S 29.429565°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Limpopo |
District | Capricorn |
Municipality | Polokwane Municipality |
Main Place | Polokwane |
Government | |
• Executive Mayor | Thembi Nkadimeng (ANC) |
• Mayor [1] | Cleshin Adonis |
Area | |
• Total | 1.32 km2 (0.51 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 10,201 |
• Density | 7,700/km2 (20,000/sq mi) |
Demonym | Skaapie |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 64.85% |
• Coloured | 32.99% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.58% |
• White | 0.33% |
• Other | 1.25% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Sepedi | 41.43% |
• Afrikaans | 29.47% |
• English | 13.23% |
• Xitsonga | 2.42% |
• Other | 13.45% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 0699 |
PO box | 0700 |
Area code | 015 |
Bird | Northern royal albatross |
Flower | Blue squill |
Website | www |
References
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