Atamelang

Atamelang is a township in Tswaing Local Municipality in the North West province of South Africa. The township is in the former country of Bophutatswana, some 22 km north-west of Delareyville.

Atamelang
Atamelang
Atamelang
Coordinates: 26°30′15″S 25°22′10″E
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceNorth West
DistrictNgaka Modiri Molema
MunicipalityTswaing
Established1978
Area
  Total3.58 km2 (1.38 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Total6,082
  Density1,700/km2 (4,400/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
  Black African98.9%
  Khoisans1.4%
  Indian/Asian1.2%
First languages (2011)
  Tswana81.0%
  Sotho10.0%
  Afrikaans4.1%
  Other5.9%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
2732
PO box
2732
Area code018

Atamelang was established set up by the then apartheid government in 1978.

Demographics

Its population in 2011 was 5,906. Of the total Black African made up 98.9%, Coloured (mixed race) 1.4% and Indian/Asian 1.2%.

gollark: I don't see him in the list of r/MemeEconomy.
gollark: Though come to think of it I don't know if the code for the new one is up anywhere. Oh well.
gollark: The original one has a broken demand-based investment system, and their code's not open source.
gollark: Early cash money™ for a new investmnet?
gollark: Nope. It is automatically sold after 4 hours.

References

  1. "Main Place Atamelang". Census 2011.
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