Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality

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Ngaka Modiri Molema
District municipality
Map of South Africa with Ngaka Modiri Molema highlighted (2011).svg
Location in South Africa
Coordinates: 25°55′S25°50′E / 25.917°S 25.833°E / -25.917; 25.833
Country South Africa
Province North West
Seat Mafikeng
Local municipalities
List
Government
[1]
 • Type Municipal council
 • MayorTshepo Justice Makolomakwa
Area
 • Total28,206 km2 (10,890 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [2]
 • Total842,699
 • Density30/km2 (77/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[2]
 •  Black African 93.9%
 •  Coloured 1.6%
 •  Indian/Asian 0.6%
 •  White 3.7%
First languages (2011)
[2]
 •  Tswana 81.8%
 •  Afrikaans 5.0%
 •  English 3.2%
 •  Xhosa 2.7%
 • Other7.3%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeDC38

The Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality (Tswana : Mmasepala wa Sedika wa Ngaka Modiri Molema), formerly the Central District Municipality, [3] is one of the four districts of the North West province of South Africa. Its capital is Mafikeng, which is also the capital of the province.

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Geography

Neighbours

Ngaka Modiri Molema District has the following neighbours:

Local municipalities

The district contains the following local municipalities:

Local municipalityPopulation%Dominant language
Mafeking 291 52734.59% Setswana
Ditsobotla 168 90220.04%Setswana
Ramotshere Moiloa 150 71317.88%Setswana
Tswaing 124 21814.74%Setswana
Ratlou 107 33912.74%Setswana

Demographics

The following statistics are from the 2011 census.

LanguagePopulation%
Setswana 681,32781.78%
Afrikaans 41,8085.02%
English 27,0173.24%
IsiXhosa 22,3362.68%
Sesotho 20,7802.49%
IsiZulu 12,7501.53%
Other 9,9521.19%
IsiNdebele 7,8830.95%
Sepedi 3,2770.39%
Sign language 3,0350.36%
Xitsonga 1,6310.20%
Tshivenda 6970.08%
SiSwati 6780.08%

Gender

GenderPopulation%
Female429,30050.94%
Male413,39949.06%

Ethnic group

Ethnic groupPopulation (2011)%
Black African791,25193.89%
White30,9503.67%
Coloured13,8091.64%
Indian/Asian4,9680.59%

Age

AgePopulation%
000 - 00482 82610.86%
005 - 00988 86911.65%
010 - 01492 00312.06%
015 - 01988 52911.60%
020 - 02470 5309.24%
025 - 02959 9677.86%
030 - 03453 0256.95%
035 - 03948 1716.31%
040 - 04442 0755.51%
045 - 04932 5694.27%
050 - 05425 2273.31%
055 - 05921 0852.76%
060 - 06417 8932.35%
065 - 06913 5141.77%
070 - 07410 6381.39%
075 - 0798 0101.05%
080 - 0844 6750.61%
085 - 0892 0160.26%
090 - 0948450.11%
095 - 0993860.05%
100 plus1380.02%

Politics

Election results

Election results for Ngaka Modiri Molema District in the South African general election, 2004.

PartyVotes%
African National Congress 196 31877.03%
United Christian Democratic Party 37 61014.76%
Democratic Alliance 8 1663.20%
Freedom Front Plus 2 6361.03%
African Christian Democratic Party 2 1300.84%
Pan African Congress 2 0590.81%
United Democratic Movement 1 6340.64%
New National Party 9150.36%
Independent Democrats 8480.33%
Azanian People's Organisation 5930.23%
Inkhata Freedom Party 4230.17%
SOPA 3170.12%
EMSA 2590.10%
PJC 1750.07%
NA 1700.07%
CDP 1580.06%
TOP 1400.05%
UF 1330.05%
KISS 660.03%
Minority Front 630.02%
NLP 610.02%
Total254 874100.00%

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. ↑ "New Municipal Names". Municipal Demarcation Board. Archived from the original on 24 September 2006. Retrieved 8 March 2009.


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