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Place in North West, South Africa
Boitumelong
Boitumelong is located in North West (South African province)BoitumelongBoitumelongShow map of North West (South African province)Boitumelong is located in South AfricaBoitumelongBoitumelongShow map of South Africa
Coordinates: 27°38′24″S 25°34′12″E / 27.640°S 25.570°E / -27.640; 25.570
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceNorth West
DistrictDr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati
MunicipalityLekwa-Teemane
Area
 • Total3.08 km (1.19 sq mi)
Population
 • Total23,155
 • Density7,500/km (19,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African95.1%
 • Coloured3.8%
 • Indian/Asian0.4%
 • White0.4%
 • Other0.4%
First languages (2011)
 • Tswana75.2%
 • Sotho7.9%
 • Xhosa7.6%
 • Afrikaans3.2%
 • Other6.1%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
PO box2662

Boitumelong is a town in Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality in the North West province of South Africa.

Township 5 km from Bloemhof, on the farm Klipfontein No HO 344. Tswana, meaning ‘place of happiness’, from the fact that the residents were happy to move to the new township. since after 1994 people who were living in the nearby farms started to flock to Boitumelong for permanent residence, just before the name Boitumelong, there were people living nearby in a small residence named Makweteng those were people whom already moved out of their respective farms and ready to be given a permission to move in Boitumelong. Boitumelong since then has started expanding and is divided into 12 sections and still developing and some of the Big businesses has found their place of business near the location and it boost the economy of Bloemhof and nearby farms also contributes in developing and helping to stabilize the economy of Bloemhof and Boitumelong.

References

  1. ^ "Main Place Boitumelong". Census 2011.
  2. "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 86.
Municipalities and communities of Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality, North West
District seat: Vryburg
Naledi
Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District within South Africa
Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District within South Africa
Mamusa
Greater Taung
Lekwa-Teemane
Kagisano–Molopo


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