Bethanie, North West
Bethanie | |
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Bethanie Bethanie shown within South Africa | |
Coordinates: 25°33′14″S 27°36′22″E / 25.554°S 27.606°ECoordinates: 25°33′14″S 27°36′22″E / 25.554°S 27.606°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | North West |
District | Bojanala |
Municipality | Rustenburg |
Government | |
• Councillor | Chief Mamogale |
Area[1] | |
• Total | 27.87 km2 (10.76 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 8,429 |
• Density | 300/km2 (780/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011)[1] | |
• Black African | 99.1% |
• Coloured | 0.1% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.4% |
• White | 0.1% |
• Other | 0.3% |
First languages (2011)[1] | |
• Tswana | 79.2% |
• Zulu | 5.2% |
• English | 4.8% |
• Tsonga | 2.1% |
• Other | 8.7% |
Postal code (street) | 0260 |
PO box | 0270 |
Area code | 012 |
Bethanie is a town in Bojanala District Municipality in the North West province of South Africa.
Station of the Hermannsburg Missionary Society 37 km south-east of Rustenburg, established in 1864. Of biblical origin (Matt. 26:6 and Mark 14:3; 11:1), the name is Hebrew for 'house of sorrow or misery'.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Main Place Bethanie". Census 2011.
- ↑ Raper, Peter E. (1987). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Internet Archive. p. 76. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
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