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Mankwe

Coordinates: 25°35′35″S 27°11′42″E / 25.593°S 27.195°E / -25.593; 27.195
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Mankwe
Mankwe is located in North West (South African province)
Mankwe
Mankwe
Mankwe is located in South Africa
Mankwe
Mankwe
Coordinates: 25°35′35″S 27°11′42″E / 25.593°S 27.195°E / -25.593; 27.195
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceNorth West
DistrictBojanala
MunicipalityMoses Kotane
Area
 • Total1.25 km2 (0.48 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total551
 • Density440/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African100.0%
First languages (2011)
 • Tswana86.2%
 • English6.9%
 • Sign language3.1%
 • Zulu1.4%
 • Other2.4%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)

Mankwe is a small settlement north of Pilanesberg and Rustenburg in the North West province of South Africa. It falls under the Moses Kotane Local Municipality and the Bojanala District Municipality.

People

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The dancer Motsi Mabuse was born here in 1981 in what was then the nominal Republic of Bophutatswana.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Main Place Mankwe". Census 2011.
  2. ^ ""Das Supertalent"-Jury: Motsi Mabuse wird der neue Bruce Darnell - TV SPIELFILM". TV Spielfilm Online (in German). Retrieved 23 July 2018.