Ipelegeng is a township west of
Schweizer-Reneke in the
Mamusa Local Municipality
Mamusa Local Municipality is a local municipality in Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality, North West Province, South Africa. The seat of local municipality is Schweizer-Reneke.
Politics
The municipal council consists of sixteen me ...
, in the
North West Province
North West is a province of South Africa. Its capital is Mahikeng. The province is located to the west of the major population centre of Gauteng and south of Botswana.
History
North West was incorporated after the end of Apartheid in 1994, an ...
of
South Africa
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. The total population of the township is about 32,090 people. About 90% of the people in the area are
Tswana people
The Tswana ( tn, Batswana, singular ''Motswana'') are a Bantu-speaking ethnic group native to Southern Africa. The Tswana language is a principal member of the Sotho-Tswana language group. Ethnic Tswana made up approximately 85% of the popu ...
. It is located 5 km west of Schweizer-Reneke and 30 km east of
Amalia, along the R504.
Details
Ipelegeng has been divided into sections:
*Slovo sections
*Extension 4
*Extension 5
*Extension 6
*Extension 8
*Extension 9
*Number 2
*Kathrada
*Charon
*600
*Makhala
*Extension 7
*Crossroads
*3 Rooms
*New Stance
*New Town
*Indian Centre
*Loans
The oldest block in the township is number 2 or 2 kasi. Ipelegeng has three
high school
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s, those being: Ipelegeng Secondary school, Itshupeng Secondary School, and Reabetswe Secondary School. As well as five
primary school
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s: Kolong Primary, Mamusa Primary, Tshwaraganelo Primary, Charon Primary, and Kgatontle Primary. Ipelegeng is known as a quiet township in between Amalia and Schweizer-Reneke.
Education
The township has Public Secondary Schools:
*Ipelegeng High School
*Itshupeng Secondary School
*Reabetswe Secondary School
It also has Public primary schools:
*Kolong Primary School
*Ikgomotseng Primary School
*Kgatontle Primary School
*Tshwaraganelo Primary School
*Mamusa Primary School
*Charon Primary School
*Roshunville Primary School
Additional Schools
*
Hoërskool Schweizer-Reneke
*Laerskool Schweizer-Reneke
Townships in North West (South African province)
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