Dihlabeng Local Municipality

Dihlabeng Municipality (Sotho: Masepala wa Dihlabeng; Afrikaans: Dihlabeng Munisipaliteit) is a local municipality within the Thabo Mofutsanyane District Municipality, in the Free State province of South Africa. It was established after the first general local government elections on 5 December 2000, which heralded the final phase of local government reform as envisaged in 1994 at the onset of the process of democratisation and the end of apartheid. The seat is Bethlehem.

Dihlabeng
Local municipality
Location in the Free State
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceFree State
DistrictThabo Mofutsanyana
SeatBethlehem
Wards20
Government
  TypeMunicipal council
Area
  Total4,880 km2 (1,880 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total128,704
  Density26/km2 (68/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
  Black African87.4%
  Coloured1.5%
  Indian/Asian0.5%
  White10.4%
First languages (2011)
  Sotho77.5%
  Afrikaans11.9%
  Zulu4.8%
  English2.4%
  Other3.4%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeFS192
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