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 is located about 48 km northwest of the city of Polokwane on the Matlala Road.

Setumong
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Coordinates: 23°45′02″S 29°02′48″E
Country	South Africa
Province	Limpopo
District	Capricorn
Municipality	Polokwane
Area [1]
• Total	5.25 km2 (2.03 sq mi)
Elevation	1,089 m (3,573 ft)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	2,551
• Density	490/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	99.9%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Northern Sotho	96.6%
• Tsonga	1.5%
• Other	1.9%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	0748
Area code	+27 (0)15

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.^[2]

Education

• Sekgwari Primary School.^[3]
• Bakone Primary School.^[4]
• Ipopeng high school
• Mogoshi primary school
• BK Matlala Secondary School.^[5]

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.