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Mangaung

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Mangaung has a population of 747 431, of which 83,3% are black African.

Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality is a Category A municipality. It is situated in the Free State province, in the central interior of South Africa. The Free State is bordered by Gauteng, the Eastern Cape, Northern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal and North West provinces, as well as the neighbouring country of Lesotho.

Mangaung, meaning “the place of the cheetah”, accentuates the vibrant, dynamic and energetic character of the tourism industry in the “City on the move (at the heart of it all)”. The economy is strongly driven by the government sector, which has seen the fastest growth in the last five years as a result of increased government programmes in livelihoods improvement interventions. The finance sector is the second-fastest growing sector due to very active estate and construction activities. Small businesses have a major role to play in the Mangaung economy, in terms of employment creation, income generation and output growth.

Cities/Towns: Bloemfontein, Botshabelo, Mangaung, Thaba Nchu
Main Economic Sectors: Government services, finance

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Mangaung , Free State

747,431

People

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4,3% aged 20+ had no formal schooling.

Mangaung has a population of 747 431, of which 83,3% are black African, 11,0% are white, 5,0% are coloured, with other population groups making up the remaining 0,7%.Of those aged 20 years and older, 4,7% have completed primary education, 33,2% have some secondary education, 30,3% have completed matric and 14,2% have some form of higher education. 4,3% of this group have no formal schooling.

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Group	Percentage
Black African	83,3%
Coloured	5%
Indian/Asian	0,4%
White	11%
Other	0,3%

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

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Language	Percentage
Afrikaans	15,8%
English	4,2%
IsiNdebele	0,4%
IsiXhosa	9,6%
IsiZulu	0,9%
Sepedi	0,3%
Sesotho	51,9%
Setswana	12,3%
Sign Language	1,1%
SiSwati	0%
Tshivenda	0,1%
Xitsonga	0,1%
Other	0.6%
Not Applicable	2,6%

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Group	Percentage
Married	23,3%
Living together like married partners	8,5%
Never married	60,9%
Widower/Widow	4,6%
Separated	1,1%
Divorced	1,6%

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Group	Percentage
No Schooling	3,3%
Some Primary	37,7%
Completed Primary	5,4%
Some Secondary	30,6%
Completed Secondary	16,5%
Higher Education	3,7%
Not Applicable	2,7%

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Sex	Percentage
Female	51,5%
Male	48,5%

Living Conditions

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91,4% of households have access to electricity for lighting.

There are 231 931 households in Mangaung, with an average household size of 3,1 persons per household.86,1% of households have access to piped water either in the dwelling or in the yard. Only 2,1% of households do not have access to piped water.

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Area	Percentage
Urban	90,6%
Tribal/Traditional	6,9%
Farm	2,5%

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Item	Yes	No
Cellphone	89,5%	10,5%
Computer	25,1%	74,9%
Television	80,9%	19,1%
Satellite Television	25,7%	74,3%
Radio	79,7%	20,3%
Landline / Telephone	11,6%	88,4%
Motor Car	30,2%	69,8%
Refrigerator	77,5%	22,5%
Electric / Gas-Stove	86,7%	13,3%

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Energy Source	Cooking	Heating	Lighting
Electricity	88,3%	52,7%	91,4%
Gas	2,2%	4,2%	0,2%
Paraffin	8%	32,5%	4,3%
Solar	0,2%	0,2%	0,2%
Candles	0%	0%	3,8%
Wood	0,5%	1,9%	0%
Coal	0,1%	0,5%	0%
Animal Dung	0,4%	0,7%	0%
Other	0,2%	0%	0%
None	0,2%	7,2%	0,2%

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Access	Percentage
From Home	8,6%
From Cellphone	19%
From Work	5,2%
From Elsewhere	5,4%
No Access	61,9%

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Tenure Status	Percentage
Rented	20,5%
Owned and fully paid off	51,3%
Owned but not yet paid off	11%
Occupied rent free	14,6%
Other	2,7%

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Source of water	Percentage
Regional/Local water scheme (operated by municipality or other water services provider)	94,3%
Borehole	1,8%
Spring	0,1%
Rain water tank	0,1%
Dam/Pool/Stagnant water	0,2%
River/Stream	0%
Water vendor	0,5%
Water tanker	0,9%
Other	2%

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Toilet Facility	Percentage
None	3,5%
Flush toilet (connected to sewerage system)	60,7%
Flush toilet (with septic tank)	1,9%
Chemical toilet	0,4%
Pit toilet with ventilation	17,1%
Pit toilet without ventilation	12,6%
Bucket toilet	2,9%
Other	0,9%

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Refuse Disposal	Percentage
Removed by local authority/private company at least once a week	78,9%
Removed by local authority/private company less often	2,2%
Communal refuse dump	2,3%
Own refuse dump	12,2%
No rubbish disposal	3,5%
Other	0,9%

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Refuse Disposal	Percentage
Removed by local authority/private company at least once a week	78,9%
Removed by local authority/private company less often	2,2%
Communal refuse dump	2,3%
Own refuse dump	12,2%
No rubbish disposal	3,5%
Other	0,9%

Economy

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27,7% Unemployment rate.

Of the 292 971 economically active (employed or unemployed but looking or work) people in Mangaung, 27,7% are unemployed. 37,2% of the 150 128 economically active youth (15 – 34 years) in the area are unemployed.

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Employment Status	Number
Employed	211746
Unemployed	81225
Discouraged Work Seeker	18244
Not Economically Active	195707

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Income	Percentage
None income	11,4%
R1 - R4,800	4,6%
R4,801 - R9,600	6,8%
R9,601 - R19,600	17,2%
R19,601 - R38,200	20,2%
R38,201 - R76,4000	14,1%
R76,401 - R153,800	10,3%
R153,801 - R307,600	8%
R307,601 - R614,400	5%
R614,001 - R1,228,800	1,6%
R1,228,801 - R2,457,600	0,4%
R2,457,601+	0,4%

Agricultural Statistics

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Agricultural households
Type of specific activity	Number
Livestock production	8,063
Poultry production	8,605
Vegetable production	23,591
Production of other crops	19,929
Other	6,699

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

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Agricultural households
Type of activity	Number
Crops only	30,327
Animals only	8,670
Mixed farming	5,074
Other	2,101

**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	12,289
R1-R4 800	1,752
R4 801-R38 400	23,693
R38 401-R307 200	6,925
R307 201+	882
Unspecified	630

Agricultural households municipal data per province
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Mpumalanga (download)
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**Please note that each province contains twenty five tables

Place names

Places in Mangaung Municipality
Balaclava Bloemfontein Bofulo Botshabelo Eureka Feloane Trust Gladstone Grootdam Groothoek Houtnek Kgalala Klipfontein Kommissiedrif Longridge Mangaung Mangaung NU Maraisdal Merino Middeldeel Modutung Morago Moroto Motlala Nogas Post Paradys Post Potsane Rakhoi Ratabane Rietfontein Rooibult Rooifontein Rustfontein Sediba A Sediba B Soetdoring Nature Reserve Spitsko Springfontein Tabane Talla Thabanchu Thubisi Tiger River Tweefontein Woodbridge Yorksford

Key Statistics 2011

Total population	747,431
Young (0-14)	26,9%
Working Age (15-64)	67,8%
Elderly (65+)	5,3%
Dependency ratio	47,4
Sex ratio	94
Growth rate	1,47% (2001-2011)
Population density	119 persons/km2
Unemployment rate	27,7%
Youth unemployment rate	37,2%
No schooling aged 20+	4,3%
Higher education aged 20+	14,1%
Matric aged 20+	30,1%
Number of households	231,921
Number of Agricultural households	46,172
Average household size	3,1
Female headed households	40,8%
Formal dwellings	83,7%
Housing owned/paying off	62,3%
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	60,7%
Weekly refuse removal	78,9%
Piped water inside dwelling	46,1%
Electricity for lighting	91,4%

Key Statistics 2001

Total population	645,440
Young (0-14)	28,4%
Working Age (15-64)	67,8%
Elderly (65+)	5,1%
Dependency ratio	50,4%
Sex ratio	90,7
Growth rate	1,34% (2001-2011)
Unemployment rate	40,1%
Youth unemployment rate	49,1%
No schooling aged 20+	11,1%
Higher education aged 20+	9,3%
Matric aged 20+	22,1%
Number of households	185,013
Average household size	3,4
Female headed households	40,7%
Formal dwellings	71,7%
Housing owned/paying off	59,3%
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	47,9%
Weekly refuse removal	60%
Piped water inside dwelling	26%
Electricity for lighting	84,9%

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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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Topic	Contact	Alternative Contact
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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