Mahikeng Local Municipality
Mahikeng Municipality is a local municipality within the Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality, in the North West province of South Africa. Mahikeng is a Setswana word meaning "place of rocks".- Type: Locality with 290,000 residents
- Description: local municipality in the North West, South Africa
- Also known as: “Mafikeng Municipality”, “Mafikeng Plaaslike Munisipaliteit”, and “municipalité locale de Mahikeng”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mahikeng.
Mahikeng Local Municipality
Latitude
-25.8849° or 25° 53′ 6″ south
Longitude
25.6779° or 25° 40′ 41″ east
Population
290,000
Elevation
1,313 metres (4,308 feet)
Open location code
5G674M8H+25
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Mahikeng Local Municipality” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Mahikeng Plaaslike Munisipaliteit”
- Cebuano: “Mafikeng”
- Chinese: “梅富根地方自治市”
- Dutch: “Mahikeng Local Municipality”
- French: “Mahikeng”
- German: “Mahikeng Local Municipality”
- German: “Mahikeng”
- Italian: “Municipalità locale di Mafikeng”
- Italian: “Municipalità locale di Mahikeng”
- Japanese: “マフィケング地方自治体”
- Novial: “Mafikeng Komunie, Sud Afrika”
- Pedi: “Mahikeng Mmusogae”
- Pedi: “Mmušoselegae wa Mahikeng”
- Polish: “Mahikeng”
- Russian: “Мафикенг”
- Slovenian: “Mahikeng”
- Welsh: “Bwrdeistref Lleol Mahikeng”
- Zulu: “Mahikeng Local Municipality”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Lomanyaneng and Grantleigh.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Cannon Kopje Fort and Mahikeng.
North West Province: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Mahikeng and Rustenburg.
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