Greater Taung Local Municipality
| Greater Taung | ||
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| Local municipality | ||
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.svg) Location in the North West |
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| Country | South Africa | |
| Province | North West | |
| District | Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati | |
| Seat | Taung | |
| Wards | 26 | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | Gk Lobelo | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 5,635 km2 (2,176 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011) | ||
| • Total | 177,642 | |
| • Density | 32/km2 (82/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011) | ||
| • Black African | 98.2% | |
| • Coloured | 1.0% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.2% | |
| • White | 0.4% | |
| First languages (2011) | ||
| • Tswana | 90.3% | |
| • Xhosa | 1.7% | |
| • Sotho | 1.5% | |
| • English | 1.5% | |
| • Other | 5% | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | NW394 | |
Greater Taung Local Municipality is a local municipality in Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality, North West Province, South Africa. The Seat of local municipality is Taung.
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:
The municipal council consists of forty-eight members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twenty-four councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty-four wards, while the remaining twenty-four 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 thirty-four seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.
Coordinates: 27°30′S 24°25′E / 27.500°S 24.417°E
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