Mahikeng Local Municipality
| Mahikeng | ||
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| Local municipality | ||
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.svg) Location in the North West |
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| Coordinates: 25°55′S 25°40′E / 25.917°S 25.667°ECoordinates: 25°55′S 25°40′E / 25.917°S 25.667°E | ||
| Country | South Africa | |
| Province | North West | |
| District | Ngaka Modiri Molema | |
| Seat | Mahikeng | |
| Wards | 31 | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | Nomtsama Lenah Miga | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 3,698 km2 (1,428 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011) | ||
| • Total | 291,527 | |
| • Density | 79/km2 (200/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011) | ||
| • Black African | 95.5% | |
| • Coloured | 2.3% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.8% | |
| • White | 1.3% | |
| First languages (2011) | ||
| • Tswana | 78.4% | |
| • English | 4.6% | |
| • Xhosa | 3.9% | |
| • Sotho | 3.5% | |
| • Other | 9.6% | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | NW383 | |
Mahikeng Local Municipality is a local municipality in Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality, Capital City of North West Province, South Africa. Mahikeng is a Setswana name meaning "place of rocks".
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:
The municipal council consists of sixty-two members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-one councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-one wards, while the remaining thirty-one 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 18 May 2011 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of forty-four seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.
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