Mmakau

Mmakau is a Platinum village in Bojanala District Municipality in the North West province of South Africa. It is located about 12 km to the east of Brits, and 40 kilometres north-west of Pretoria. It is home to the Bakgatla ba Mmakau tribal authority under the leadership of the Motsepe family. Its main land is owned by six families who are the members of the original Bakgatlha tribal community situated in the heart of the village under the leadership of the Motsepe Royal Family.

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Mmakau
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Coordinates: 25°36′18″S 27°54′36″E / 25.605°S 27.910°E / -25.605; 27.910
Country	South Africa
Province	North West
District	Bojanala Platinum
Municipality	Madibeng
Area [1]
• Total	17.73 km2 (6.85 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	36,605
• Density	2,065/km2 (5,347/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	99.0%
• Coloured	0.4%
• Indian/Asian	0.2%
• White	0.1%
• Other	0.4%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Tswana	63.0%
• Northern Sotho	8.2%
• Tsonga	7.8%
• Zulu	3.1%
• Other	17.9%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	0208
PO box	0194
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The Motsepe family members include: Kgosi Augustine Motsepe (chief), Precious Moloi-Motsepe (wife of self proclaimed Kgosi Augustine Motsepe) and their three children.

1. ^ ^{a b c d} "Main Place Mmakau". Census 2011.

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