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Country
  
South Africa

District
  
Capricorn

Elevation
  
1,089 m (3,573 ft)

Province
  
Limpopo

Municipality
  
Polokwane

Postal code (street)
  
0748

Setumong

Setumong is a large village in the Polokwane Local Municipality of the Capricorn District Municipality in the Limpopo province of South Africa. It is the capital of the Ga-Matlala tribal chieftaincy and headquarters the Bakone Traditional Council. It located about 48 km northwest of the city of Polokwane on the Matlala Road.

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Map of Setumong, South Africa

Tradition

Setumong is an important center of tradition and culture in Ga-Matlala and the Aganang Local Municipality. The majority of the villages in the municipality belong to the Bakone Traditional Council; which, along with the traditional councils of Moletši and Ga-Mašašane, make up the municipal body of traditional affairs.

Education

  • Sekgwari Primary School.
  • Bakone Primary School.
  • BK Matlala Secondary School.

    • Notable People

  • Kgoši Mokgama Maurice Matlala - Chief Minister of the Bantustan of Lebowa from 1972-1973.
  • Kgošigadi Mmakwena Matlala - Anti-Apartheid Chieftainess of Ga-Matlala.

    • References

    Setumong Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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