Bona motswedi wa Mahikeng

{{Infobox settlement
| name                    = Mahikeng
| other_name              = Mafikeng, Mafeking
| settlement_type         = Toropo
| image_flag              = 
| pushpin_map             = North West
| pushpin_map_caption     = Mahikeng, Bokone Bophirima, Aforika Borwa
| latd  = -25.85
| longd = 25.63
| coordinates_region      = ZA
| coordinates_type        = type:city_dim:30
| subdivision_type        = Naga
| subdivision_name        = [[Aforika Borwa]]
| subdivision_type1       = Profense
| subdivision_name1       = [[Bokone Bophirima]]
| subdivision_type2       = District
| subdivision_name2       = [[Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality|Ngaka Modiri Molema]]
| subdivision_type3       = Masepala
| subdivision_name3       = [[Mahikeng local municipality|Mahikeng]]
| established_title       = E Tlhamilwe
| established_date        = 1852
| area_total_km2          = 24.57
| demographics_type1      = Ditlhopha tsa batho
| demographics1_title1    = [[Bantsho]]
| demographics1_info1     = 74.5%
| demographics1_title2    = [[MaKhalathi]]
| demographics1_info2     = 7.5%
| demographics1_title3    = [[MaIndia]]
| demographics1_info3     = 7.3%
| demographics1_title4    = [[Basweu]]
| demographics1_info4     = 9.9%
| demographics1_title5    = Ba bangwe
| demographics1_info5     = 0.8%

| demographics_type2      = Maleme
| demographics2_title1    = [[Setswana]]
| demographics2_info1     = 53.3%
| demographics2_title2    = [[Sekgoga]]
| demographics2_info2     = 18.6%
| demographics2_title3    = [[Afrikaans]]
| demographics2_info3     = 14.1%
| demographics2_title4    = [[Sesotho]]
| demographics2_info4     = 3.0%
| demographics2_title5    = A mangwe
| demographics2_info5     = 11.1%

| postal_code_type        = Nomoro ya poso
| postal_code             = 2745

| website                 = {{URL|www.mahikeng.gov.za}}
}}
[[Setshwantsho:Mafikeng, North West, South Africa (20506154516).jpg|thumb|Mahikeng]]
'''Mahikeng''', e ne e bitswa Mafikeng ka tlwaelo, ke toropo le moshate wa profense ya [[Bokone Bophirima]], [[Aferika Borwa|Aforika Borwa]]. Lefatshe ka bophara, Mahikeng e tumile ka [[Siege of Mafeking]], tlhaselo kgolo ya [[Ntwa ya bobedi ya Maburu]] (Second Boer War). 

Mahikeng, e gaufile bodara ya [[Botswana]] le Aforika Borwa. Ka ngwaga wa 2001, Mahikeng e ne e na le batho ba ba ka nnang 49 300, mme ka ngwaga wa 2007 palo e e ne e tlhatlhogile go ya go 250 000. Batho ba ba ka nnang 65 000 go ya go 75 000 ba nna mo bogareng ba toropo e.

==Bogologolo==
Mahikeng ke kantoro-kgolo ya batho ba Barolong Boo Ratshidi. Toropo e e tlhamilwe ke [[Molema Tawana]] (c.1822 - Ferikgong 1882). Molema o ne a tsalwa kwa Khunwana ka nako ya [[Difaqane]],e le ngwana wa [[Kgosi Tawana]] wa baTshidi Barolong. Abuti wa ga Molema, e leng Montshiwa, o ne a feleletsa e le ena kgosi. Ka nako e baTshidi Barolong ba ne ba nna kwa Thaba Nchu, Molema o ne a fetoga a nna Mokeresete, a fetolwa ke batsamaisa efangedi ba [[Wesleyan]] ba ne na nna fago le bona. Morwa le mojalefa wa a Molema, [[Silas Molema]], o ne a rutwa kwa [[Healdtown College]]. Silas o ne a thusa setlogolo sa gagwe Sebopioa Molema go ya [[USA|Amerika]] go ya go ithuta tsa molao, ka ngwaga tsa 1904, kwa [[Wilberforce University]], e eleng kwa  Wilberforce, Ohio.

===Mafelo Magolo===
* [[North-West University]]
* [[Mafikeng Railway Station]]
* [[Mmabatho Stadium]]
* [[Mafikeng Airport]]
* [[Mafikeng Game Reserve]] (4800 Ha)
* [[Botsalano Game Reserve]] (5800 Ha)
* [[Molemane Eye Nature Reserve]]
* [[Ntando Qelo]]

===Leina===
Babrithani ba ne ba peleta leina la toropo e jaaka "Mafeking". Morago ga gore toropo e wele ka fa tlase ga [[Bophuthatswana]] leina le ne la fetolwa go nna "Mafikeng" ka ngwaga wa 1980. Ka Tlhakole 2010, [[Lulu Xingwana]], o ne a le tonakgolo ya tsa Arts le tsa Setso, o ne a amogela gore leina la toropo e le fetolwe gape go ya go "Mahikeng". Mme batho bone ba santse ba e bitsa Mafikeng ka gonne e le lona leina le le tlwaelegileng.

==Tsa Legodimo==
{{Weather box
|location = Mafikeng
|metric first = yes
|single line = yes
|Jan record high C = 40
|Feb record high C = 39
|Mar record high C = 38
|Apr record high C = 34
|May record high C = 31
|Jun record high C = 27
|Jul record high C = 28
|Aug record high C = 32
|Sep record high C = 36
|Oct record high C = 38
|Nov record high C = 38
|Dec record high C = 40
|year record high C = 40
|Jan high C = 31
|Feb high C = 30
|Mar high C = 29
|Apr high C = 25
|May high C = 23
|Jun high C = 20
|Jul high C = 20
|Aug high C = 23
|Sep high C = 27
|Oct high C = 29
|Nov high C = 30
|Dec high C = 31
|year high C = 27
|Jan low C = 18
|Feb low C = 17
|Mar low C = 15
|Apr low C = 12
|May low C = 7
|Jun low C = 4
|Jul low C = 4
|Aug low C = 6
|Sep low C = 11
|Oct low C = 14
|Nov low C = 16
|Dec low C = 17
|year low C = 12
|Jan record low C = 8
|Feb record low C = 7
|Mar record low C = 4
|Apr record low C = 3
|May record low C = -3
|Jun record low C = -6
|Jul record low C = -6
|Aug record low C = -4
|Sep record low C = -2
|Oct record low C = 0
|Nov record low C = 7
|Dec record low C = 1
|year record low C = -6
|Jan precipitation mm = 117
|Feb precipitation mm = 83
|Mar precipitation mm = 74
|Apr precipitation mm = 57
|May precipitation mm = 14
|Jun precipitation mm = 5
|Jul precipitation mm = 3
|Aug precipitation mm = 5
|Sep precipitation mm = 13
|Oct precipitation mm = 37
|Nov precipitation mm = 64
|Dec precipitation mm = 67
|year precipitation mm = 539
|Jan precipitation days = 13
|Feb precipitation days = 10
|Mar precipitation days = 10
|Apr precipitation days = 7
|May precipitation days = 3
|Jun precipitation days = 1
|Jul precipitation days = 1
|Aug precipitation days = 1
|Sep precipitation days = 2
|Oct precipitation days = 6
|Nov precipitation days = 9
|Dec precipitation days = 9
|year precipitation days = 72
|source 1 = South African Weather Service<ref name="saws-climstats">{{Cite web|url = http://old.weathersa.co.za/Climat/Climstats/MmabathoStats.jsp |title = Climate data for Mmabatho |accessdate = 7 March 2010 |publisher = South African Weather Service}}</ref>
|date=August 2010
}}

==Dikgoge tsa kwa ntle==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Ditoropo tsa Bokone Bophirima]]