Moretele | |
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![]() Location in the North West | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | North West |
District | Bojanala Platinum |
Seat | Makapanstad |
Wards | 26 |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Cllr Andries Monageng (ANC) |
• PR Cllr and ACG Whip in Council | Cllr. Shangy Mbekwa |
Area | |
• Total | 1,379 km2 (532 sq mi) |
Population (2011) [2] | |
• Total | 186,947 |
• Density | 140/km2 (350/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 99.4% |
• Coloured | 0.2% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.1% |
• White | 0.2% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Tswana | 51.7% |
• Tsonga | 18.4% |
• Northern Sotho | 13.9% |
• Zulu | 3.5% |
• Other | 12.5% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Municipal code | NW371 |
Moretele Municipality (Tswana : Mmasepala wa Moretele; Tsonga : Masipala wa Moretele; Northern Sotho : Mmasepala wa Moretele) is a local municipality within the Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, in the North West province of South Africa. As of 2011, its population was approximately 180,000, a majority of whom speak Setswana as a first language.
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places: [3]
Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language |
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Agisaneng | 60101 | 9.42 | 120 | Northern Sotho |
Amandebele A Lebelo | 60102 | 4.99 | 154 | English |
Bahwaduba | 60103 | 180.68 | 32,023 | Tswana |
Bakgatla Ba Ga Mosetlha | 60104 | 459.19 | 45,114 | Tswana |
Bakgatla Ba Mmakau | 60105 | 109.41 | 1,111 | Tswana |
Bakgatla Ba Mphe Batho | 60106 | 45.81 | 24,329 | Tswana |
Baphuthing Ba Ga Nawa | 60107 | 228.03 | 11,024 | Tswana |
Diphala | 60108 | 0.61 | 820 | Tswana |
Jonathan | 60109 | 4.11 | 114 | Zulu |
Kopanong | 60110 | 84.98 | 28,839 | Tsonga |
Modimole Magogelo | 60111 | 104.32 | 11,365 | Tswana |
Mogogelo | 60112 | 26.02 | 10,500 | Tsonga |
Moretele | 60113 | 30.44 | 4,933 | Northern Sotho |
Temba | 60114 | 2.19 | 5,310 | Tsonga |
Thulwe | 60115 | 15.15 | 465 | Tsonga |
Tsoga o Itirele | 60116 | 64.32 | 1,687 | Zulu |
Ruigtesloot
The municipal council consists of fifty-two members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twenty-six councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty-six wards, while the remaining twenty-six are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received. In the election of 1 November 2021 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of thirty-five seats on the council.
The following table shows the results of the election. [4]
Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
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Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
African National Congress | 25,468 | 62.81 | 26 | 26,922 | 67.50 | 9 | 35 | |
Economic Freedom Fighters | 6,416 | 15.82 | 0 | 6,939 | 17.40 | 9 | 9 | |
Democratic Alliance | 1,667 | 4.11 | 0 | 1,730 | 4.34 | 2 | 2 | |
Independent candidates | 2,246 | 5.54 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Forum for Service Delivery | 960 | 2.37 | 0 | 1,202 | 3.01 | 2 | 2 | |
Agenda to Citizenry Governors | 1,238 | 3.05 | 0 | 764 | 1.92 | 1 | 1 | |
African Independent Congress | 824 | 2.03 | 0 | 912 | 2.29 | 1 | 1 | |
Defenders of the People | 569 | 1.40 | 0 | 471 | 1.18 | 1 | 1 | |
Economic Emancipation Forum | 609 | 1.50 | 0 | 28 | 0.07 | 1 | 1 | |
8 other parties | 551 | 1.36 | 0 | 918 | 2.30 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 40,548 | 100.00 | 26 | 39,886 | 100.00 | 26 | 52 | |
Valid votes | 40,548 | 97.91 | 39,886 | 97.33 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 864 | 2.09 | 1,094 | 2.67 | ||||
Total votes | 41,412 | 100.00 | 40,980 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 94,713 | 43.72 | 94,713 | 43.27 |
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