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Sutelong a township in the West of Mortele, Pretoria

Sutelong is next to Sutelong and is located in Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North-West, South Africa. People Percentage: Black African people are 4,044 making up 99.85% of population. Indian or Asian are 5 people. White is 1 person. (This was taken from a 2011 statistics survey. The first language is Setswana spoken by 3,104, which is 76.62% of the total population.) The Moretele Local Municipality is situated within the Bojanala Platinum District in the North West Province. The municipality is located in an area called Moretele, which is situated far north of Pretoria. It is located strategically to join four provinces, namely North West, Gauteng, Mpumalanga and Limpopo. It is the smallest of the five municipalities that make up the district, accounting for 8% of its geographical area. The municipality comprises 24 wards, which are made up of 66 villages and plots. Most of the villages are ruled by four traditional leaders (Dikgosi), who are recognised by law and represent their respective tribes/communities in council. Moretele is the Setswana name for a river that runs through the area, namely ‘Noka ya Moretele' (the Moretele River). The total area expands over 1 498km².
References
http://www.maplandia.com/south-africa/north-west/moretele/sutelong/ http://za.geoview.info/sutelong,917980552n https://census2011.adrianfrith.com/place/660023001/map
Further Reading
https://tracks4africa.co.za/listings/item/w226692/sutelong/ https://web.facebook.com/places/Things-to-do-in-Sutelong-North-West-South-Africa/106504376050813/?_rdc=1&_rdr http://www.maphill.com/south-africa/north-west/moretele/sutelong/ https://www.foundation.co.za/document/publications/directories/GBV%20Directories/SIDA%20North%20West%202011[1].pdf