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Mantsopa

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Mantsopa Local Municipality was named after Anna Mantsopa,a sister of King Moshoeshoe who banished her from the kingdom when he suspected that her powers were greater than his. When she arrived at Modderpoort, there were no houses and she stayed in a cave. In 1886 a group of men called The Brotherhood of St Augustine arrived at Modderpoort, and Mantsopa accommodated them in her cave. The legendary BaSotho prophetess Mantsopa died here on 11 November 1906. The municipality accommodates approximately 51 056 people and covers an area of 4 291km2. It incorporates five small towns; these small towns serve the surrounding rural community. In terms of enumeration area (EA) types, 82% of the population lives in formal residences.

Mantsopa Local Municipality is situated in the Eastern Free State and covers an area of 345 square kilometres. The five towns situated in Mantsopa are Ladybrand, Hob House, Tweespruit, Thaba-Phatswa and Excelsior. Mantsopa Local Municipality was established on 5 December 2000 and is comprised of the previous areas of jurisdiction of Tweespruit Transitional Local Council (TLC), Ladybrand TLC, Hobhouse TLC, Excelsior TLC, ThabaPatchoa TLC and Maluti Transitional Rural Council. It forms part of the Eastern Free State and falls within the Thabo Mofutsanyana District Municipal area. It borders the Kingdom of Lesotho in the East, Mangaung Local Municipality to the west, Naledi Local Municipality to the south and Masilonyana and Setsoto to the north. The area is accessible via the N8 and R26 roads which traverse the area. A railway line that runs along these routes services the area.

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People

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5,7% of those 20+ have no schooling.

Mantsopa Local Municipality is the second largest local municipal area within Thabo Mofutsanyana, but only accommodates 7% of the total population of Thabo Mofutsanyana. The municipal area comprises five urban areas that are dispersed throughout the region, with a surrounding commercial farming area that is utilised for mixed farming practices. The languages spoken in Mantsopa are Sesotho, English and Afrikaans,the dominant languages in the province.

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Group	Percentage
Black African	88,4%
Coloured	3,9%
Indian/Asian	0,6%
White	6,6%
Other	0,5%

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Age	Males	Females
0-4	6%	5,8%
5-9	5,4%	5,2%
10-14	4,7%	4,8%
15-19	5%	5%
20-24	4,7%	4,8%
25-29	4,5%	4,4%
30-34	3,5%	3,6%
35-39	2,8%	3,3%
40-44	2,6%	2,9%
45-49	2,1%	2,1%
50-54	1,8%	2,4%
55-59	1,6%	2,2%
60-64	1,1%	1,7%
65-69	0,8%	1,1%
70-74	0,6%	1%
75-79	0,3%	0,7%
80-84	0,2%	0,4%
85+	0,1%	0,4%

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Language	Percentage
Afrikaans	9,7%
English	4%
IsiNdebele	0,2%
IsiXhosa	0,7%
IsiZulu	0,3%
Sepedi	0,1%
Sesotho	80,7%
Setswana	0,5%
Sign Language	1,3%
SiSwati	0%
Tshivenda	0%
Xitsonga	0,1%
Other	0.6%
Not Applicable	1,7%

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Group	Percentage
Married	22,6%
Living together like married partners	8%
Never married	62,2%
Widower/Widow	5,1%
Separated	1,4%
Divorced	0,8%

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Group	Percentage
No Schooling	4,6%
Some Primary	43%
Completed Primary	6,4%
Some Secondary	32,6%
Completed Secondary	10,3%
Higher Education	1,2%
Not Applicable	1,9%

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Sex	Percentage
Female	52,2%
Male	47,8%

Living Conditions

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91% Use electricity for lighting.

There are 15 170 households inMantsopa Local Municipality, with a total area of 4291km². The average household size is 3,4 persons per household. Within the municipality, 67% of households do not have access to piped water inside the dwelling unit, 32% are without access to flush toilets, and 9% are without access to electricity.

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Area	Percentage
Urban	83,9%
Tribal/Traditional	0%
Farm	16,1%

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Item	Yes	No
Cellphone	82,4%	17,6%
Computer	13,3%	86,7%
Television	73,4%	26,6%
Satellite Television	23,3%	76,7%
Radio	76,2%	23,8%
Landline / Telephone	8,1%	91,9%
Motor Car	19,9%	80,1%
Refrigerator	68,6%	31,4%
Electric / Gas-Stove	84,5%	15,5%

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Energy Source	Cooking	Heating	Lighting
Electricity	79,3%	39%	91%
Gas	5,5%	4,8%	0,1%
Paraffin	6,9%	26,9%	0,5%
Solar	0,2%	0,1%	0,2%
Candles	0%	0%	8,1%
Wood	7,2%	19,2%	0%
Coal	0,2%	1,4%	0%
Animal Dung	0,6%	1%	0%
Other	0%	0%	0%
None	0,2%	7,5%	0,2%

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Access	Percentage
From Home	4,4%
From Cellphone	12,6%
From Work	3%
From Elsewhere	5,9%
No Access	74,2%

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Tenure Status	Percentage
Rented	26,8%
Owned and fully paid off	51,4%
Owned but not yet paid off	4,8%
Occupied rent free	15,7%
Other	1,3%

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Source of water	Percentage
Regional/Local water scheme (operated by municipality or other water services provider)	84,2%
Borehole	11,8%
Spring	0,6%
Rain water tank	0,3%
Dam/Pool/Stagnant water	0,4%
River/Stream	0,2%
Water vendor	0,5%
Water tanker	1%
Other	1,1%

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Toilet Facility	Percentage
None	2,5%
Flush toilet (connected to sewerage system)	67,5%
Flush toilet (with septic tank)	2,7%
Chemical toilet	0,1%
Pit toilet with ventilation	4,3%
Pit toilet without ventilation	5,4%
Bucket toilet	16,7%
Other	0,6%

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Refuse Disposal	Percentage
Removed by local authority/private company at least once a week	78,2%
Removed by local authority/private company less often	0,4%
Communal refuse dump	4,5%
Own refuse dump	14,7%
No rubbish disposal	1,9%
Other	0,4%

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Refuse Disposal	Percentage
Removed by local authority/private company at least once a week	78,2%
Removed by local authority/private company less often	0,4%
Communal refuse dump	4,5%
Own refuse dump	14,7%
No rubbish disposal	1,9%
Other	0,4%

Economy

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38,2% Youth unemployment rate.

The economy of Mantsopa is largely based on the commercial farming sector, which employs many of the community. The private businesses and public sector also employs a number of the community. Tourism also plays an attraction point within the Maluti Mountains and the official pronouncement of Lekhalong La Mantsopa as a national heritage side. Mantsopa is also the gateway to the Mountain Kingdom of Lesotho which attracts tourists nationally and internationally.

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Employment Status	Number
Employed	11838
Unemployed	4888
Discouraged Work Seeker	2089
Not Economically Active	13249

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Income	Percentage
None income	9,4%
R1 - R4,800	5,9%
R4,801 - R9,600	8,5%
R9,601 - R19,600	24,2%
R19,601 - R38,200	24,6%
R38,201 - R76,4000	12,2%
R76,401 - R153,800	7%
R153,801 - R307,600	4,9%
R307,601 - R614,400	2,3%
R614,001 - R1,228,800	0,7%
R1,228,801 - R2,457,600	0,2%
R2,457,601+	0,1%

Agricultural Statistics

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Agricultural households
Type of specific activity	Number
Livestock production	1,314
Poultry production	1,156
Vegetable production	1,947
Production of other crops	418
Other	262

**An agricultural household may engage in more than one agricultural activity

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Agricultural households
Type of activity	Number
Crops only	1,740
Animals only	1,665
Mixed farming	456
Other	74

**An agricultural household may not fall under more than one agricultural activity

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Income category of agricultural households
Annual income category of agricultural household heads	Number
No income	816
R1-R4 800	173
R4 801-R38 400	2,315
R38 401-R307 200	515
R307 201+	80
Unspecified	36

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Place names

Places in Mantsopa Municipality
Borwa Dipelaneng Excelsior Hobhouse Ladybrand Mahlatswetsa Mantsopa NU Manyatseng Thaba Phatswa Tweespruit

Key Statistics 2011

Total population	51,056
Young (0-14)	31,8%
Working Age (15-64)	62,8%
Elderly (65+)	5,4%
Dependency ratio	59,2
Sex ratio	91,6
Growth rate	-0,81% (2001-2011)
Population density	12 persons/km2
Unemployment rate	29,2%
Youth unemployment rate	38,2%
No schooling aged 20+	5,7%
Higher education aged 20+	8,6%
Matric aged 20+	22,9%
Number of households	15,170
Number of Agricultural households	3,934
Average household size	3,3
Female headed households	43,2%
Formal dwellings	81,8%
Housing owned/paying off	56,2%
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	67,5%
Weekly refuse removal	78,2%
Piped water inside dwelling	33,2%
Electricity for lighting	91%

Key Statistics 2001

Total population	55,342
Young (0-14)	32,5%
Working Age (15-64)	62,8%
Elderly (65+)	5,6%
Dependency ratio	61,6%
Sex ratio	89,3
Growth rate	2% (2001-2011)
Unemployment rate	35,5%
Youth unemployment rate	45,2%
No schooling aged 20+	15%
Higher education aged 20+	5,3%
Matric aged 20+	14,1%
Number of households	13,772
Average household size	3,9
Female headed households	40,6%
Formal dwellings	68,4%
Housing owned/paying off	54,6%
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	30,9%
Weekly refuse removal	61,6%
Piped water inside dwelling	19,7%
Electricity for lighting	74,9%

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Economic Stats

Joe de Beer (Deputy Director-General)
012 310 8024
082 888 2600
joedb@statssa.gov.za

Peter Perkins
(Economist)
012 310 8389
082 883 9532
peterp@statssa.gov.za

Social Stats

Gwen Lehloenya (Acting Deputy Director-General)
012 310 8333
082 888 2323
gwenL@statssa.gov.za

Neo Nghenavo
(Director)
012 310 8047
082 888 2613
neon@statssa.gov.za

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Consumer price index (CPI), Producer price index (PPI), Unit value indices: exports / imports, Construction materials price indices	Patrick Kelly (Chief Director) 012 310 8290 082 888 2248 patrickke@statssa.gov.za	Marietjie Bennett (Director) 012 310 8077 082 888 2194 marietjieb@statssa.gov.za
Government finance: national and provincial government	Moses Mnyaka (Chief Director) 012 310 8984 / 8586 083 471 3531 mosesmn@statssa.gov.za	Elizabeth Makhafola (Director) 012 310 8977 082 888 9062 elizabethma@statssa.gov.za
Government finance: local government	Moses Mnyaka (Chief Director) 012 310 8984 / 8586 083 471 3531 mosesmn@statssa.gov.za	Malibongwe Mhemhe (Director) 012 310 6928 082 906 8964 malibongwem@statssa.gov.za
Supply and use tables, Satellite accounts, Regional GDP	Michael Manamela (Chief Director) 012 310 8520 082 888 2205 michaelm@statssa.gov.za
Gross domestic product (GDP), production	Michael Manamela (Chief Director) 012 310 8520 082 888 2205 michaelm@statssa.gov.za	Bontlenyana Makhoba(Chief Economist) 012 310 8567 bontlenyanam@statssa.gov.za
Gross domestic product (GDP), expenditure	Michael Manamela (Chief Director) 012 310 8520 082 888 2205 michaelm@statssa.gov.za	Litshani Ligudu (Director) 012 310 4674 082 884 4279 litshanil@statssa.gov.za
Environmental-economic accounts	Gerhardt Bouwer (Chief Director) 012 310 8241 082 888 2409 gerhardb@statssa.gov.za	Riaan Grobler (Director) 012 406 3474 084 515 2908 riaang@statssa.gov.za
Mining, manufacturing, electricity, capacity utilisation	Hlabi Morudu (Chief Director) 012 310 8377 082 317 8531 hlabim@statssa.gov.za	Nicolai Claassen (Director) 012 310 8007 076 759 0200 nicolaic@statssa.gov.za
Retail, wholesale, motor, land transport	Hlabi Morudu (Chief Director) 012 310 8377 082 317 8531 hlabim@statssa.gov.za	Keshnee Naidoo (Director) 012 310 8423 083 689 5341 keshneen@statssa.gov.za
Building, liquidations, civil cases for debt, food & beverages, tourist accommodation	Hlabi Morudu (Chief Director) 012 310 8377 082 317 8531 hlabim@statssa.gov.za	Joyce Essel-Mensah (Director) 012 310 8255 082 888 2374 joycee@statssa.gov.za
Annual financial statistics (AFS)	Sagaren Pillay (Chief Director) 012 310 4619 082 905 2665 sagarenp@statssa.gov.za	Amukelani Ngobeni (Director) 012 310 2938 082 677 4536 amukelanin@statssa.gov.za
Quarterly financial statistics (QFS)	Sagaren Pillay (Chief Director) 012 310 4619 082 905 2665 sagarenp@statssa.gov.za	Krisseelan Govinden (Director) 012 310 4651 082 901 7960 krisseelang@statssa.gov.za
Structural industry statistics (large sample surveys of industries every 3 to 5 years; agriculture)	Itani Magwaba (Chief Director) 012 337 6471 / 6254 082 905 5143 itanim@statssa.gov.za	Tshepo Pekane (Director) 012 310 8191 083 675 8654 tshepop@statssa.gov.za
Population Statistics (Census and Community Survey)	Christine Khoza (Chief Director) 012 310 2185 071 670 2672 christinek@statssa.gov.za	Angela Ngyende (Chief Statistician) 012 310 4699 079 519 3212 angelan@statssa.gov.za
Demography-Mid-year Population Estimates	Diego Iturralde (Chief Director) 012 310 8922 082 413 2661 diegoi@statssa.gov.za	Chantal Munthree (Chief Statistician) 012 310 6648 082 888 2289 chantalMu@statssa.gov.za
Labour Statistics- Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS)	Malerato Mosiane (Acting Chief Director) 012 310 8688 082 888 2449 maleratoM@statssa.gov.za	Desiree Manamela (Director) 012 310 2145 071 681 2768 DesireeM@statssa.gov.za Malerato Mosiane (Chief Statistician) 012 310 8688 082 888 2449 maleratoM@statssa.gov.za
Quarterly Employment Statistics (QES)	Malerato Mosiane (Acting Chief Director) 012 310 8688 082 8882449 maleratoM@statssa.gov.za	Matlapane Masupye (Acting Director) 012 310 8168 082 317 5340 matlapanem@statssa.gov.za
Tourism Statistics (Domestic Tourism Survey)	Isabel Schmidt (Chief Director ) 012 337 6379 082 884 4281 IsabelSc@statssa.gov.za	Brenda Mosima (Director) 012 310 8168 082 906 7925 BrendaMo@statssa.gov.za
Crime and Safety Statistics (Victims of Crime Survey)	Isabel Schmidt (Chief Director ) 012 337 6379 082 884 4281 IsabelSc@statssa.gov.za	Joseph Lukhwareni (Director) 012 310 8485 082 888 2486 JosephL@statssa.gov.za
Service Delivery Statistics (General Household Survey)	Isabel Schmidt (Chief Director ) 012 337 6379 082 884 4281 IsabelSc@statssa.gov.za	Niel Roux (Director) 012 310 2939 082 904 7919 NielR@statssa.gov.za
Transport Statistics (National Travel Survey)	Isabel Schmidt (Chief Director ) 012 337 6379 082 884 4281 IsabelSc@statssa.gov.za	Solly Molayi (Director) 012 310 6442 083 440 7035 SollyMol@statssa.gov.za
Gender Statistics	Isabel Schmidt (Chief Director ) 012 337 6379 082 884 4281 IsabelSc@statssa.gov.za	Tshepo Mabela (Director) 012 310 8587 082 941 9383 TshepoMab@statssa.gov.za
Mortality and Causes of Deaths	Rika du Plessis (Acting Chief Director) Health and Vital Statistics 012 310 2913 .. rikaDP@statssa.gov.za	Thabo Molebatsi(Director) 012 310 4857 060 997 8372 thabomol@statssa.gov.za
Tourism and Migration	Rika du Plessis (Acting Chief Director) Health and Vital Statistics 012 310 2913 .. rikaDP@statssa.gov.za	Ramadimetja Matji(Director) 012 406 33011 071 670 3272 ramadimetjaM@statssa.gov.za
Registered Births	Rika du Plessis (Acting Chief Director) Health and Vital Statistics 012 310 2913 .. rikaDP@statssa.gov.za	Thabo Molebatsi(Director) 012 310 4857 060 997 8372 thabomol@statssa.gov.za
Marriages and Divorces	Rika du Plessis (Acting Chief Director) Health and Vital Statistics 012 310 2913 .. rikaDP@statssa.gov.za	Ramadimetja Matji(Director) 012 406 33011 071 670 3272 ramadimetjaM@statssa.gov.za
Living Conditions Survey	Rika du Plessis (Acting Chief Director) Health and Vital Statistics 012 310 2913 .. rikaDP@statssa.gov.za	Thabo Molebatsi(Director) 012 310 4857 060 997 8372 thabomol@statssa.gov.za
Income and Expenditure Survey	Nozipho Shabalala (Chief Director ) 012 310 6994 082 904 8896 Noziphos@statssa.gov.za	Werner Ruch (Director) 012 310 6318 082 906 7967 wernerr@statssa.gov.za

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