Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati | |
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Country | South Africa |
Province | North West |
Seat | Vryburg |
Local municipalities | |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Tebogo Babuile (EFF) [2] |
Area | |
• Total | 43,700 km2 (16,900 sq mi) |
Population (2011) [3] | |
• Total | 463,815 |
• Density | 11/km2 (27/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 91.4% |
• Coloured | 4.0% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.4% |
• White | 3.9% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Tswana | 83.6% |
• Afrikaans | 7.6% |
• English | 1.9% |
• Sotho | 1.8% |
• Other | 5.1% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Municipal code | DC39 |
Website | drrsmdm |
The Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality (Tswana : Mmasepala wa Sedika wa Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati), formerly the Bophirima District Municipality, [4] is one of the 4 districts of the North West province of South Africa. The seat of the municipality is Vryburg. As of 2011, the majority of its 439,637 residents speak Setswana. The district code is DC39. It is South Africa's largest beef producing district, with Hereford cattle the most popular. It is sometimes called "the Texas of South Africa". Maize and peanuts are important crops produced in the district. The district was renamed after the former Mayor of Vryburg, Ruth Mompati.
Mompati District is surrounded (clockwise) by:
The district contains the following 5 local municipalities:
Local municipality | Population | % | Dominant language |
---|---|---|---|
Greater Taung | 177 642 | 38.30% | Tswana |
Kagisano-Molopo | 105 789 | 22.81% | Tswana |
Naledi | 66 781 | 14.40% | Tswana |
Mamusa | 60 355 | 13.01% | Tswana |
Lekwa-Teemane | 53 248 | 11.48% | Tswana |
The following statistics are from the 2011 census.
Language | Population | % |
---|---|---|
Tswana | 384 956 | 83.60% |
Afrikaans | 35 213 | 7.65% |
English | 8 696 | 1.89% |
Sotho | 8 118 | 1.76% |
Xhosa | 7 092 | 1.54% |
Ndebele | 4 310 | 0.94% |
Other | 4 287 | 0.93% |
Zulu | 3 964 | 0.86% |
Sign language | 1 766 | 0.38% |
Northern Sotho | 1 211 | 0.26% |
Tsonga | 481 | 0.10% |
Venda | 214 | 0.05% |
Swati | 155 | 0.03% |
Gender | Population | % |
---|---|---|
Female | 239,097 | 51.55% |
Male | 224,718 | 48.45% |
Ethnic group | Population | % |
---|---|---|
Black African | 423,980 | 91.41% |
Coloured | 18,346 | 3.96% |
White | 18,127 | 3.91% |
Indian/Asian | 1,358 | 0.43% |
Age | Population | % |
---|---|---|
000 - 004 | 50 051 | 11.38% |
005 - 009 | 55 303 | 12.58% |
010 - 014 | 56 825 | 12.93% |
015 - 019 | 52 129 | 11.86% |
020 - 024 | 38 481 | 8.75% |
025 - 029 | 31 184 | 7.09% |
030 - 034 | 26 780 | 6.09% |
035 - 039 | 25 234 | 5.74% |
040 - 044 | 22 162 | 5.04% |
045 - 049 | 18 354 | 4.17% |
050 - 054 | 14 801 | 3.37% |
055 - 059 | 12 882 | 2.93% |
060 - 064 | 10 892 | 2.48% |
065 - 069 | 8 520 | 1.94% |
070 - 074 | 6 443 | 1.47% |
075 - 079 | 4 755 | 1.08% |
080 - 084 | 2 993 | 0.68% |
085 - 089 | 1 124 | 0.26% |
090 - 094 | 469 | 0.11% |
095 - 099 | 190 | 0.04% |
100 plus | 65 | 0.01% |
Election results for Mompati District in the South African general election, 2004.
Party | Votes | % |
---|---|---|
African National Congress | 124 832 | 81.31% |
United Christian Democratic Party | 14 626 | 9.53% |
Democratic Alliance | 4 866 | 3.17% |
African Christian Democratic Party | 1 708 | 1.11% |
Pan African Congress | 1 531 | 1.00% |
Freedom Front Plus | 1 473 | 0.96% |
Independent Democrats | 938 | 0.61% |
United Democratic Movement | 777 | 0.51% |
New National Party | 673 | 0.44% |
Azanian People's Organisation | 586 | 0.38% |
EMSA | 254 | 0.17% |
Inkhata Freedom Party | 247 | 0.16% |
SOPA | 217 | 0.14% |
PJC | 141 | 0.09% |
NA | 135 | 0.09% |
CDP | 130 | 0.08% |
UF | 130 | 0.08% |
TOP | 111 | 0.07% |
NLP | 56 | 0.04% |
KISS | 48 | 0.03% |
Minority Front | 38 | 0.02% |
Total | 153 517 | 100.00% |
Results From Local Government Election 2021
Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati - Municipal election results
Party Name | Abbr. | Total Valid Votes | % TotalValid Votes | ||
African National Congress | ANC | 60 757 | 60,43% | ||
Economic Freedom Fighters | EFF | 20 703 | 20,59% | ||
Democratic Alliance | DA | 5 743 | 5,71% | ||
Azanian Independent Community Movement | AICM | 4 127 | 4,10% | ||
Forum 4 Service Delivery | F4SD | 2 741 | 2,73% | ||
Vryheidsfront Plus | VF PLUS | 2 450 | 2,44% | ||
United Christian Democratic Party | UCDP | 1 182 | 1,18% | ||
Congress of the People | COPE | 669 | 0,67% | ||
Patriotic Alliance | PA | 639 | 0,64% | ||
African Christian Democratic Party | ACDP | 608 | 0,60% | ||
African Transformation Movement | ATM | 462 | 0,46% | ||
Inkatha Freedom Party | IFP | 458 | 0,46% | ||
Total Valid Votes | 100 539 | 100,00% |
In November 2023, the municipality was reported as having spent R38 million on a call centre, which included highly inflated prices for equipment, such as a recurring monthly fee of R469 per mouse, an item which would cost around R300 to purchase. [5] [6]
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