Matjhabeng Local Municipality
- 27.96666666666726.733333333333Koordinaten: 27 ° 58 ' S, 26 ° 44'
Matjhabeng is a municipality in the district Lejweleputswa, Free State Province in South Africa. In 2002 the population was 517 193 over an area of 5156 km ². The administrative center is Welkom. Mathabo Leeto is the mayor.
The community name is the Southern Sotho word for " where to meet Nations " and refers to the different nationalities of the workers in the gold mines.
Cities and towns
Previous Townshipnamen are given in parentheses.
- Allanridge ( Nyakallong )
- Hennenman ( Phomolong )
- Odendaalsrus ( Kutlwanong )
- Ventersburg ( Mamahabane )
- Virginia ( Meloding )
- Welkom ( Thabong )