Mahikeng/Mmabatho

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Mahikeng – formerly, and still commonly, known as Mafikeng and historically Mafeking in English – is the capital city of the North-West Province of South Africa. It is built on the open veld at an elevation of 1,500 m (4,921 ft), by the banks of the Upper Molopo River. It is best known internationally for the Siege of Mafeking, the most famous engagement of the Second Boer War. The city was merged in 1980 with Mmabatho (Setswana for "Mother of the People"), the former capital of the homeland Bophuthatswana.

In 2011, Mahikeng proper had a population of just about 15,000, Mmabatho proper of about 38'000. The whole metropolitan area in 2007 was reported to have a population of 250,000 of which the CBD constitutes between 69,000 and 75,000.