Mafikeng (previously Mafeking), was the former name of the capital of the
North-West Province of
South Africa. The capital is now officially called
Mmabatho, which is an adjoining town. It is 1400
kilometres NE of
Cape Town and 790 km SSW of
Bulawayo by rail, and 260 km in a direct line W by N of
Johannesburg.
As of 2001, it had a population of 49,300. In 2007, Mafikeng is reported to have a population of 250,000 of which the CBD constitutes between 69,000 and 75,000. It is built on the open
veld at an elevation of 1500
metres, by the banks of the Upper
Molopo River, and is 15 miles S of the southern boundary of
Botswana. The Madibi goldfields are some 15 km south of the town.
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