District residents
509,912
Census 2022
Fezile Dabi / four local municipalities
Mafube in a wider district.
A shared baseline across Mafube, Metsimaholo, Moqhaka and Ngwathe. Compare local scale and operating context while keeping each indicator’s date and definition visible.
District households
145,539
Census 2022
Modelled district GDP
R83.82bn
2023 estimate
Compare a common indicator
Four different local profiles.
Bar lengths compare the four local values. Percentages use a 0 to 100 scale; other indicators use the largest local value. Census access does not establish current reliability.
Residents
people · Census 2022
- Mafube FS20561 150
- Metsimaholo FS204158 391
- Moqhaka FS201155 410
- Ngwathe FS203134 962
District context: 509 912 people
The comparison table
| Indicator / period | Mafube | Metsimaholo | Moqhaka | Ngwathe | Fezile Dabi |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residentspeople · Census 2022 | 61 150 | 158 391 | 155 410 | 134 962 | 509 912 |
| Householdshouseholds · Census 2022 | 16 896 | 49 060 | 42 789 | 36 793 | 145 539 |
| Municipal areakm² · Stats SA municipal geography | 3 976,6 | 1 717,1 | 7 924,6 | 7 055,0 | 20 673,3 |
| Formal dwellings% of households · Census 2022 | 84,7 | 88,3 | 90,9 | 91,2 | 89,4 |
| Flush toilets connected to sewerage% of households · Census 2022 | 95,4 | 83,9 | 91,7 | 89,2 | 88,9 |
| Weekly refuse removal% of households · Census 2022 | 73,2 | 81,0 | 91,5 | 91,4 | 85,8 |
| Piped water in dwelling or yard% of households · Census 2022 | 94,7 | 92,1 | 96,4 | 94,6 | 94,3 |
| Electricity for lighting% of households · Census 2022 | 97,4 | 89,3 | 97,6 | 95,7 | 94,3 |
| Modelled GDPR billion · 2023 modelled estimate / District IDP | 4,36 | 57,64 | 11,85 | 9,97 | 83,82 |
The published local populations sum to 509,913, one above the district total of 509,912. Local households sum to 145,538, one below the district total of 145,539. These differences are retained rather than silently adjusted. The area is a sum of the four local areas.
Evidence basis
- Statistics South Africa: municipal fact sheet
Census 2011 and 2022
- Statistics South Africa: Provinces at a glance
Census 2022
- Fezile Dabi District: amended Integrated Development Plan
2025/26 plan; 2023 modelled output
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Adapted from Fezile Dabi: Places, People & Possibility, edition 6 October 2026. This is a fixed source edition. Census, modelled output, financial and editorial periods differ. Source links do not automatically update the figures.