Lejweleputswa is one of the 5 districts of Free State province of South Africa. The seat of Lejweleputswa is Welkom. The majority of its 657 019 people speak Sotho . The district code is DC18.NeighboursLejweleputswa is surrounded by: Dr Kenneth Kaunda in North West to the north (DC40) Fezile Dabi to the north-east (DC20) Thabo Mofutsanyane to the south-east(DC19) Mangaung Metro to the south Xhariep to the south-west (DC16) Frances Baard in Northern Cape to the west(DC9) Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati in North West to the north-west(DC39)Local municipalitiesThe district contains the following local municipalities:DemographicsThe following statistics are from the 2001 census.