List of municipalities in the North West

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The North West province of South Africa is divided, for local government purposes, into four district municipalities which are in turn divided into eighteen local municipalities.

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In the following map, the district municipalities are labelled in capital letters and shaded in various different colours.

Map of the North West with municipalities named and districts shaded (2016).svg

District municipalities

 NameCodeSeatArea
(km2) [1] 		Population
(2016) [2] 		Pop. density
(per km2)
Bojanala Platinum District Municipality DC37 Rustenburg 18,3331,657,14890.4
Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality DC40 Klerksdorp 14,671742,82150.6
Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality DC39 Vryburg 43,764459,35710.5
Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality DC38 Mahikeng 28,114889,10831.6

Local municipalities

 NameCodeDistrictSeatArea
(km2) [1] 		Population
(2016) [2] 		Pop. density
(per km2)
City of Matlosana Local Municipality NW403Dr Kenneth Kaunda Klerksdorp 3,602417,282115.8
Ditsobotla Local Municipality NW384Ngaka Modiri Molema Lichtenburg 6,387181,86528.5
Greater Taung Local Municipality NW394Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati Taung 5,639167,82729.8
JB Marks Local Municipality NW405Dr Kenneth Kaunda Potchefstroom 6,398243,52738.1
Kagisano-Molopo Local Municipality NW397Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati Ganyesa 23,827102,7034.3
Kgetlengrivier Local Municipality NW374Bojanala Platinum Koster 3,97359,56215.0
Lekwa-Teemane Local Municipality NW396Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati Christiana 3,65456,02515.3
Madibeng Local Municipality NW372Bojanala Platinum Brits 3,720536,110144.1
Mahikeng Local Municipality NW383Ngaka Modiri Molema Mahikeng 3,646314,39486.2
Mamusa Local Municipality NW393Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati Schweizer-Reneke 3,61464,00017.7
Maquassi Hills Local Municipality NW404Dr Kenneth Kaunda Wolmaransstad 4,67182,01217.6
Moretele Local Municipality NW371Bojanala Platinum Makapanstad 1,498191,306127.7
Moses Kotane Local Municipality NW375Bojanala Platinum Mogwase 5,726243,64842.5
Naledi Local Municipality NW392Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati Vryburg 7,03068,8039.8
Ramotshere Moiloa Local Municipality NW385Ngaka Modiri Molema Zeerust 7,323157,69021.5
Ratlou Local Municipality NW381Ngaka Modiri Molema Setlagole 4,884106,10821.7
Rustenburg Local Municipality NW373Bojanala Platinum Rustenburg 3,416626,522183.4
Tswaing Local Municipality NW382Ngaka Modiri Molema Delareyville 5,875129,05222.0

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References

  1. 1 2 "2016 Boundaries". Municipal Demarcation Board (Shapefile). 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Community Survey 2016". Statistics South Africa (Data file). 2016. Archived from the original on 20 September 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
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