Makwane

Makwane
Makwane Makwane Makwane  Makwane shown within Free State
Coordinates: 28°32′56″S 28°52′41″E / 28.549°S 28.878°ECoordinates: 28°32′56″S 28°52′41″E / 28.549°S 28.878°E
Country	South Africa
Province	Free State
District	Thabo Mofutsanyane
Municipality	Maluti-a-Phofung
Area[1]
• Total	11.78 km^2 (4.55 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	18,550
• Density	1,600/km^2 (4,100/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
• Black African	99.7%
• Coloured	0.1%
• Indian/Asian	0.1%
• White	0.1%
First languages (2011)[1]
• Sotho	90.8%
• Zulu	4.8%
• Sign language	1.5%
• Other	2.8%

Makwane is a village in Thabo Mofutsanyane District Municipality in the Free State province of South Africa.

It is the original hometown of the Free State Stars, which were established in 1977 as the Makwane Computer Stars.^[2]

In 2014, Sasol established an Integrated Energy Centre in the Makwane, to provide the community with energy services and other amenities.^[3]Makwane consists of metsimatsho, phahameng, comet, molapo sekgutlong, tebang and matshekgeng.

References

1. "Main Place Makwane". Census 2011.
2. "Club History". Free State Stars. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
3. "Sasol and Government to bring affordable energy to the Makwane Village". Sasol. Retrieved 29 August 2014.