Lejweleputswa District Municipality
The Lejweleputswa District Municipality is one of the 5 districts of the Free State province of South Africa. The seat of the municipality is Welkom. As of 2011, a majority of its 657,019 residents speak Sotho. The district code is DC18. Lejweleputswa is a Sesotho word meaning "grey rock".
Neighbours
Lejweleputswa is surrounded by:- Dr Kenneth Kaunda in North West to the north
- Fezile Dabi to the north-east
- Thabo Mofutsanyane to the south-east
- Mangaung Metro to the south
- Xhariep to the south-west
- Frances Baard in Northern Cape to the west
- Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati in North West to the north-west
Local municipalities
The district contains the following local municipalities:| Local municipality | Population | % | Dominant language |
| Matjhabeng | 408 156 | 62.12% | Sotho |
| Nala | 98 264 | 14.96% | Sotho |
| Masilonyana | 64 402 | 9.80% | Sotho |
| Tswelopele | 53 713 | 8.18% | Sotho |
| Tokologo | 32 455 | 4.94% | Tswana |
Demographics
The following statistics are from the 2001 census.| Language | Population | % |
| Sotho | 403 866 | 61.47% |
| Xhosa | 99 455 | 15.14% |
| Afrikaans | 66 418 | 10.11% |
| Tswana | 50 835 | 7.74% |
| Zulu | 11 051 | 1.68% |
| English | 7 981 | 1.21% |
| Tsonga | 6 371 | 0.97% |
| Ndebele | 4 283 | 0.65% |
| Swati | 2 369 | 0.36% |
| Other | 2 141 | 0.33% |
| Northern Sotho | 1 666 | 0.25% |
| Venda | 554 | 0.08% |
Politics
Election results
Election results for Lejweleputswa in the South African general election, 2004.- Population 18 and over: 418 466
- Total votes: 234 060
- Voting % estimate: 55.93% votes as a % of population 18 and over
| Party | Votes | % |
| African National Congress | 195 970 | 83.73% |
| Democratic Alliance | 20 043 | 8.56% |
| Freedom Front Plus | 3 774 | 1.61% |
| United Democratic Movement | 3 016 | 1.29% |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 2 806 | 1.20% |
| Pan African Congress | 2 387 | 1.02% |
| New National Party | 1 779 | 0.76% |
| Inkhata Freedom Party | 947 | 0.40% |
| Independent Democrats | 903 | 0.39% |
| Azanian People's Organisation | 816 | 0.35% |
| United Christian Democratic Party | 432 | 0.18% |
| SOPA | 283 | 0.12% |
| NA | 195 | 0.08% |
| CDP | 132 | 0.06% |
| EMSA | 131 | 0.06% |
| UF | 125 | 0.05% |
| PJC | 111 | 0.05% |
| TOP | 79 | 0.03% |
| KISS | 50 | 0.02% |
| NLP | 42 | 0.02% |
| Minority Front | 39 | 0.02% |
| Total | 234 060 | 100.00% |