City of Matlosana Local Municipality
| City of Matlosana | ||
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| Local municipality | ||
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.svg) Location in the North West |
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| Coordinates: 26°50′S 26°30′E / 26.833°S 26.500°ECoordinates: 26°50′S 26°30′E / 26.833°S 26.500°E | ||
| Country | South Africa | |
| Province | North West | |
| District | Dr Kenneth Kaunda | |
| Seat | Klerksdorp | |
| Wards | 35 | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | M Kgaile (ANC) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 3,561 km2 (1,375 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011) | ||
| • Total | 398,676 | |
| • Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011) | ||
| • Black African | 81.0% | |
| • Coloured | 3.5% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.8% | |
| • White | 14.5% | |
| First languages (2011) | ||
| • Tswana | 36.7% | |
| • Sotho | 20.3% | |
| • Afrikaans | 17.6% | |
| • Xhosa | 14.3% | |
| • Other | 11.1% | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | NW403 | |
The City of Matlosana (formerly City Council of Klerksdorp) is a local municipality in Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality, North West Province, South Africa.
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:
The municipal council consists of seventy-seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-nine councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-nine wards, while the remaining thirty-eight 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 3 August 2016 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of forty-six seats in the council. The following table shows the results of the election.
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