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Qwaqwa

• QwaQwa
• former homeland (Bantustan) and autonomous national state in the Republic of South Africa

Contents

• Flag

• Map

• Numbers and Facts

• History

• Origin of the Country's Name

Flag

1974–1994,
National flag,
Source, by: Corel Draw 4, World Statesmen

Map

Source: Wikipedia (D)

for a big map: click here
(Source: Library of Congress)

Numbers and Facts

Area: 253 square miles

Inhabitants: 288.155 (1992), mostly Basotho

Density of Population: 1.139 inh./sq.mi.

Capital: Phuthaditjhaba, 54.661 inh. (2011)

Languages: Sotho, English, Afrikaans

Currency: 1 Rand (R) = 100 Cents

Time Zone: GMT + 2 h

Source: Wikipedia (D)

History

1969 · establishment of the Homeland Kwakwa (for Basotho), rename in "Basotho ba Borwa"

1972 · rename in "Basotho QwaQwa"

1st of November in 1974 · South Africa grants autonomy, rename in "QwaQwa"

27th of April in 1994 · new constitution for South Africa, official abolition of the racial segregation, dissolution of the homelands

Source: Wikipedia (D), World Statesmen

Origin of the Country's Name

The name "Qwaqwa" is Sotho language and means "whiter than white". It points out to the white Drakens Mountains.

Source: Wikipedia (D)

Kindly supported by: Ralf Fischer (D)