Moretele | ||
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Local municipality | ||
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Location in the North West |
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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:
Ruigtesloot
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