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The city was founded in 1837 or 1838 [3] when the Voortrekkers settled on the banks of the Schoonspruit [3] ("Clear stream"), which flows through the town. Klerksdorp is the oldest European settlement north of the Vaal River, and thus of the former Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek (Z.A.R), also known as the Transvaal Republic.
The seat of the municipality is Klerksdorp. As of 2016, a plurality of its 742,821 residents speak Setswana. The majority of its residents live in the City of Matlosana. The district code is DC40. The district was formerly known as the Southern District Municipality. It is named after Kenneth Kaunda, the first President of Zambia.
The City of Matlosana (Tswana: Toropo ya Matlosana; Sotho: Toropo ya Matlosana; Afrikaans: Stad Matlosana; Xhosa: IsiXeko saseMatlosana), formerly the City Council of Klerksdorp, is a local municipality within the Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality, in the North West province of South Africa.
City of Matlosana Local Municipality: NW403 Dr Kenneth Kaunda Klerksdorp: 3,602 417,282 115.8 Ditsobotla Local Municipality: NW384 Ngaka Modiri Molema Lichtenburg: 6,387 181,865 28.5 Greater Taung Local Municipality: NW394 Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati Taung: 5,639 167,827 29.8 JB Marks Local Municipality: NW405 Dr Kenneth Kaunda Potchefstroom ...
The chief minerals are gold, mined at Orkney and Klerksdorp; uranium, mined at Klerksdorp; platinum, mined at Rustenburg and Brits; and diamonds, mined at Lichtenburg, Christiana, and Bloemhof. About 85% of all money-making activities take place between Klerksdorp and Potchefstroom. The economic heart of the province is Klerksdorp.
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Klerksdorp: B1 (secondary city) 3,602 2,238 417,282 ... These municipalities have been dissolved since the current system of local government was established in 2000. ...