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Setumong

Coordinates: 23°45′02″S 29°02′48″E / 23.75056°S 29.04667°E / -23.75056; 29.04667
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Setumong
Setumong is located in Limpopo
Setumong
Setumong
Setumong is located in South Africa
Setumong
Setumong
Coordinates: 23°45′02″S 29°02′48″E / 23.75056°S 29.04667°E / -23.75056; 29.04667
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceLimpopo
DistrictCapricorn
MunicipalityPolokwane
Area
 • Total
5.25 km2 (2.03 sq mi)
Elevation
1,089 m (3,573 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total
2,551
 • Density490/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African99.9%
First languages (2011)
 • Northern Sotho96.6%
 • Tsonga1.5%
 • Other1.9%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
0748
Area code+27 (0)15

Setumong is a large village in the Polokwane Local Municipality of the Capricorn District Municipality in the Limpopo province of South Africa. It is the capital of the Ga-Matlala tribal chieftaincy and headquarters the Bakone Traditional Council. It is located about 48 km northwest of the city of Polokwane on the Matlala Road.

Tradition

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Setumong is an important center of tradition and culture in Ga-Matlala and the Aganang Local Municipality. The majority of the villages in the municipality belong to the Bakone Traditional Council; which, along with the traditional councils of Moletši and Ga-Mašašane, make up the municipal body of traditional affairs.[2]

Education

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  • Sekgwari Primary School.[3]
  • Bakone Primary School.[4]
  • Ipopeng high school
  • Mogoshi primary school
  • BK Matlala Secondary School.[5]

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Main Place Setumong". Census 2011.
  2. ^ "Contents" (PDF). Aganang.gov.za. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
  3. ^ "Sekgwari Primary School in Setumong, Aganang Rural, Limpopo". Pathfinda.com. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  4. ^ "Bakone Primary School in Setumong, Aganang Rural, Limpopo". Pathfinda.com. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  5. ^ "BK Matlala Commercial High School". Schoolguide.co.za. Retrieved 20 May 2016.