Demographics
The following statistics are from the 2001 census.
| Language | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| Afrikaans | 50 162 | 37.09% |
| Sotho | 50 152 | 37.08% |
| Xhosa | 26 851 | 19.85% |
| tswana | 6 245 | 4.62% |
| English | 865 | 0.64% |
| Zulu | 340 | 0.25% |
| Swati | 162 | 0.12% |
| Tsonga | 153 | 0.11% |
| Northern Sotho | 140 | 0.10% |
| Other | 93 | 0.07% |
| Ndebele | 67 | 0.05% |
| Venda | 33 | 0.02% |
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