Atamelang

Place in North West, South Africa
26°30′15″S 25°22′10″E / 26.50417°S 25.36944°E / -26.50417; 25.36944CountrySouth AfricaProvinceNorth WestDistrictNgaka Modiri MolemaMunicipalityTswaingEstablished1978Area • 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 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 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%.

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Main Place Atamelang". Census 2011.