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Moretele Local Municipality

Moretele
Local municipality
Official seal of Moretele
Seal
Location in the North West
Location in the North West
Country South Africa
Province North West
District Bojanala Platinum
Seat Makapanstad
Wards 28
Government
 • Type Municipal council
 • Mayor Stevens Abram Kutumela
Area
 • Total 1,379 km2 (532 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 186,947
 • Density 140/km2 (350/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African 99.4%
 • Coloured 0.2%
 • Indian/Asian 0.1%
 • White 0.2%
First languages (2011)
 • Tswana 51.7%
 • Tsonga 18.4%
 • Northern Sotho 13.9%
 • Zulu 3.5%
 • Other 12.5%
Time zone SAST (UTC+2)
Municipal code NW371

Moretele is a local municipality in Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West Province, South Africa. Population: 180,000.

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:

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The municipal council consists of fifty-two members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twenty-six councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty-six wards, while the remaining twenty-six 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-eight seats on the council.

The following table shows the results of the election.

Coordinates: 25°10′S 28°5′E / 25.167°S 28.083°E / -25.167; 28.083


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