Tlokwe Local Municipality (before February 2007, Potchefstroom Local Municipality) is a local municipality

Local municipality (South Africa)

In South Africa, a local municipality or Category B municipality is a type of municipality that serves as the third, and most local, tier of local government...

 in Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality, North West Province, South Africa

South Africa

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. The seat of the local municipality is Potchefstroom.

The most widely accepted theory on the origin of the name Potchefstroom is that the name is composed of three words: Potgieter, chef and stroom. The first syllable is that of Potgieter

Andries Hendrik Potgieter

Andries Hendrik Potgieter, known as Hendrik Potgieter was a Voortrekker leader. He served as the first head of state of Potchefstroom from 1840 and 1845 and also as the first head of state of Zoutpansberg from 1845 to 1852.Potgieter was born in the Tarkastad district of the Cape Colony, the second...

, the second from the fact that he was a "chef" or a leader of the emigrants, and the third signifying the Mooi River

Mooi River (river)

The Mooi River is a river in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa. It rises in the Mkomazi Nature Reserve in the Drakensberg Mountains, and empties into the Tugela River near Muden. The town of Mooi River lies on the river.-Name:...

. The complete name "Potgieter" was gradually shortened to "Pot".