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| established_date = 1986
| established_date = 1811<ref name=established>{{cite web|title=Chronological order of town establishment in South Africa based on Floyd (1960:20-26)|url=http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-07212011-123414/unrestricted/05back.pdf|pages=xlv-lii}}</ref>
| leader_title = Councillor
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| area_footnotes = <ref name=census2011>Sum of the Main Places [http://census2011.adrianfrith.com/place/177006 George] and [http://census2011.adrianfrith.com/place/177007 Thembalethu] from Census 2011.</ref>
| area_footnotes = <ref name=census2011>Sum of the Main Places [http://census2011.adrianfrith.com/place/177006 George] and [http://census2011.adrianfrith.com/place/177007 Thembalethu] from Census 2011.</ref>

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Thembalethu
Thembalethu is located in Western Cape
Thembalethu
Thembalethu
Thembalethu is located in South Africa
Thembalethu
Thembalethu
Coordinates: 34°00′18″S 22°28′09″E / 34.0049511°S 22.4690654°E / -34.0049511; 22.4690654
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceWestern Cape
DistrictEden
MunicipalityGeorge
Established1986
Area
 • Total6.49 km2 (2.51 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total43,103
 • Density6,600/km2 (17,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African93.4%
 • Coloured5.5%
 • Indian/Asian0.1%
 • White0.1%
 • Other0.8%
First languages (2011)
 • Xhosa83.2%
 • Afrikaans8.5%
 • English3.2%
 • Other5.1%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
6529
PO box
6545
Area code044

Thembalethu is a township in Western Cape, South Africa. The township is on the Garden Route and falls part of the George Municipality. The name of the township "Thembalethu" is Xhosa meaning "Our Hope".

History

Geography

Demographics

Economy

Education

Development

References

  1. ^ a b c d Sum of the Main Places George and Thembalethu from Census 2011.