Tafelkop
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35,691
7,790
5,5%
5,8%
96,2%
1,1%
Tafelkop is Afrikaans for 'table hill'. The name for the town is taken from a flat-topped hill that is located nearby. Oliver Kgadime Matsepe (1932-1974), poet and Northern Sotho novelist was born in Tafelkop. He was awarded twice the S.E. Mqhayi Prize by the Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns (South African Academy for Arts and Science), and had written 4 volumes of poetry and 5 novels in the two years before his death. (GPS coordinates: 25.049 S, 29.5074 E).
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Reference(s)
- Raper PE. 2004. New dictionary of South African Place Names. Jonathan Ball Publishers.
- http://www.sahistory.org.za
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Key Statistics 2011
| Total population | 35,691 |
| Young (0-14) | 37,2% |
| Working Age (15-64) | 55,7% |
| Elderly (65+) | 7,1% |
| Dependency ratio | 79,6 |
| Sex ratio | 82,4 |
| Population density | 1416 persons/km2 |
| No schooling aged 20+ | 24,3% |
| Higher education aged 20+ | 5,5% |
| Matric aged 20+ | 20,8% |
| Number of households | 7,790 |
| Average household size | 4,5 |
| Female headed households | 57,7% |
| Formal dwellings | 93,1% |
| Housing owned/paying off | 37,7% |
| Flush toilet connected to sewerage | 1,1% |
| Weekly refuse removal | 0,6% |
| Piped water inside dwelling | 5,8% |
| Electricity for lighting | 96,2% |