Mafube residents
61,150
Census 2022
Evidence / source edition 6 October 2026
Understand the place. Prepare the work.
Mafube’s local profile in the wider Fezile Dabi district. Explore the evidence that can make business, infrastructure and investment conversations more precise.
Households
16,896
Census 2022
Municipal area
3,976.6 km²
Stats SA geography
Modelled local GDP
R4.36bn
2023 estimate
Reporting years differ. Household access is a census baseline; output is modelled; financial figures retain reconciliation notes; proposed pathways are for investigation.
Seven connected themes
A useful starting point for every conversation.
01
Geography
Four towns, an agricultural hinterland and routes that connect producers to wider markets.
Stats SA municipal geography / Census 2022
02
Demographics
A common census baseline for understanding local demand, the age profile and the scale of households.
Census 2011 and 2022
03
Basic services
Housing and household service access provide a dated baseline for conversations about infrastructure and dependable operations.
Census 2011 and 2022
04
Economics
Agriculture, processing, enterprise services and regional trade provide a basis for testing practical growth cases.
2023 modelled GDP / 2025/26 District IDP
05
Investment
Seven candidate pathways organise project preparation across local production, services, skills and infrastructure.
Candidate catalogue: 6 October 2026 / funding context: 2024/25
06
Financials
Read the financial classifications, audit period and outstanding reconciliation together when considering delivery conditions.
2024/25 AUDA and audit evidence
07
Tourism & heritage
Locally led experiences can connect the landscape with cultural custodians, operators and specialist knowledge.
Editorial inventory: 6 October 2026
Four locals / one district
Mafube in context.
Compare Mafube with Metsimaholo, Moqhaka and Ngwathe. A common census baseline helps distinguish local scale, service access and the concentration of modelled output.
Compare the four municipalitiesEvidence you can follow
Keep dates and definitions visible.
Open the original sources, dated financial snapshot and thematic brochures. Read the reconciliation notes before using a figure in a proposal.
View sources and brochuresFrom evidence to preparation
Bring a better defined question.
Use the profile to identify what is known, what needs confirmation and who can help move the next step.
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.