zur deutschen Version, Flagge klicken oder tippen
- QwaQwa
- former homeland (Bantustan) and autonomous national state in the Republic of South Africa
• Flag
• Map
• Numbers and Facts
• History
• Origin of the Country's Name
1974–1994,
National flag,
Source, by:
Corel Draw 4,
World Statesmen
Source: Wikipedia (D)
for a big map: click here
(Source: Library of Congress)
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)
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
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)