Louwna | |
|---|---|
  Louwna  Louwna | |
| Coordinates: 26°54′11″S24°09′04″E / 26.903°S 24.151°E Coordinates: 26°54′11″S24°09′04″E / 26.903°S 24.151°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | North West |
| District | Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati |
| Municipality | Kagisano/Molopo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.69 km2 (0.27 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) [1] | |
| • Total | 305 |
| • Density | 440/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 80.7% |
| • Coloured | 3.0% |
| • White | 15.4% |
| • Other | 1.0% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Tswana | 81.6% |
| • Afrikaans | 14.5% |
| • English | 2.6% |
| • Other | 1.3% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| PO box | 8610 |
Louwna is a small village in Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality in the North West province of South Africa.
Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality is one of the 4 districts of North West province of South Africa. The seat of Mompati District is Vryburg. The majority of its 439 637 people speak Setswana. The district code is DC39. It is South Africa's largest beef producing district, with Hereford cattle the most popular. It is sometimes called "the Texas of South Africa". Maize and peanuts are important crops produced in the district. The district was renamed after the mayor of Vryburg.
North West is a province of South Africa. Its capital is Mahikeng. Klerksdorp is the largest city in the province. The province is located to the west of the major population centre of Gauteng.
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by 2,798 kilometres (1,739 mi) of coastline of Southern Africa stretching along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countries of Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe; and to the east and northeast by Mozambique and Eswatini (Swaziland); and it surrounds the enclaved country of Lesotho. South Africa is the largest country in Southern Africa and the 25th-largest country in the world by land area and, with over 57 million people, is the world's 24th-most populous nation. It is the southernmost country on the mainland of the Old World or the Eastern Hemisphere. About 80 percent of South Africans are of Sub-Saharan African ancestry, divided among a variety of ethnic groups speaking different African languages, nine of which have official status. The remaining population consists of Africa's largest communities of European (White), Asian (Indian), and multiracial (Coloured) ancestry.
