Matlwang village is a small rural community situated along the N12 National Route in the North West Province of South Africa, west of Potchefstroom.
The village was established in 1800 on approximately 17,556 hectares of land.
Located along the N12 highway between Potchefstroom and Stilfontein, Matlwang village thrived until the apartheid era, when most residents were forcefully removed from the village and resettled elsewhere.
However, justice prevailed in 1996 when the village’s land was restored through South Africa’s land restitution process.
In 2007, Matlwang village residents formalized their community ownership by registering the Barolong Boo Modiboa (Ba Matlwang) Communal Property Association (Registration No: CPA/07/0982/A) under the Communal Property Act of 1996.
Matlwang village falls under the JB Marks Local Municipality in the Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality of North West Province.
