Matjhabeng Local Municipality is situated in the Lejweleputswa District Municipality in the Free State Province, South Africa.

Matjhabeng Local Municipality came into existence on 05 December 2000 after the amalgamation and emergence of the former six Transitional Local Councils into one financially viable and economically sustainable municipality.

Matjhabeng Municipality incorporates the city of Welkom and the towns of Allanridge, Odendaalsrus, Hennenman, Virginia and Ventersburg with a combined population of more than 500 000 people.

The name is a Sesotho word meaning “where nations meet”. It is derived from the migrant labour system where people from various countries like Lesotho, Mozambique, etc. meet to work in the mines of the Goldfields.

Matjhabeng represents the hub of mining activity in the Free State.