Thaba Phatswa

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Thaba Phatswa
Thaba Phatswa is located in Free State (South African province)
Thaba Phatswa
Thaba Phatswa
 Thaba Phatswa shown within Free State
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Country South Africa
Province Free State
District Thabo Mofutsanyane
Municipality Mantsopa
Established {{#property:P571}}
Area[1]
 • Total 0.60 km2 (0.23 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 915
 • Density 1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
 • Black African 22.7%
 • Coloured 76.4%
 • Indian/Asian 0.2%
 • White 0.1%
 • Other 0.5%
First languages (2011)[1]
 • Afrikaans 84.9%
 • Sotho 9.4%
 • English 2.6%
 • Tswana 1.1%
 • Other 2.0%

Thaba Phatswa is a town in Thabo Mofutsanyane District Municipality in the Free State province of South Africa.

Town some 30km south-east of Thaba Nchu and 22km north of Hobhouse. It takes its name from the mountain a few kilometres to the south-west. Said to be of Tswana origin and to mean ‘black with white spots’.[2]

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