Bojanala Platinum | ||
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District municipality | ||
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Location in South Africa |
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Country | South Africa | |
Province | North West | |
Seat | Rustenburg | |
Local municipalities | ||
Government | ||
• Type | Municipal council | |
• Mayor | Lj Diremelo | |
Area | ||
• Total | 18,333 km2 (7,078 sq mi) | |
Population (2011) | ||
• Total | 1,507,505 | |
• Density | 82/km2 (210/sq mi) | |
Racial makeup (2011) | ||
• Black African | 91.4% | |
• Coloured | 0.7% | |
• Indian/Asian | 0.6% | |
• White | 7.0% | |
First languages (2011) | ||
• Tswana | 55.3% | |
• Tsonga | 8.1% | |
• Afrikaans | 7.2% | |
• Xhosa | 5.6% | |
• Other | 23.8% | |
Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
Municipal code | DC37 |
Bojanala Platinum is one of the 4 districts of North West province of South Africa. The seat of Bojanala Platinum is Rustenburg. The majority of its 1 507 505 people speak Setswana (2011 Census). The district code is DC37.
Bojanala Platinum is surrounded by:
The district contains the following local municipalities:
The following statistics are from the 2011 census.
Election results for Bojanala Platinum in the South African general election, 2004.
Coordinates: 25°25′S 27°15′E / 25.417°S 27.250°E