Atamelang

Atamelang
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Coordinates: 26°30′15″S 25°22′10″E / 26.50417°S 25.36944°E / -26.50417; 25.36944Coordinates: 26°30′15″S 25°22′10″E / 26.50417°S 25.36944°E / -26.50417; 25.36944
Country	South Africa
Province	North West
District	Ngaka Modiri Molema
Municipality	Tswaing
Established	1978
Area [1]
• Total	3.58 km2 (1.38 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	6,082
• Density	1,700/km2 (4,400/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	98.9%
• Khoisans	1.4%
• Indian/Asian	1.2%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Tswana	81.0%
• Sotho	10.0%
• Afrikaans	4.1%
• Other	5.9%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	2732
PO box	2732
Area code	018

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%.

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