Moses Kotane Local Municipality
| Moses Kotane | ||
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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 | Bojanala Platinum | |
| Seat | Mogwase | |
| Wards | 31 | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | Peter Molelekeng | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 5,719 km2 (2,208 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011) | ||
| • Total | 242,554 | |
| • Density | 42/km2 (110/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011) | ||
| • Black African | 98.3% | |
| • Coloured | 0.3% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.5% | |
| • White | 0.8% | |
| First languages (2011) | ||
| • Tswana | 81.6% | |
| • Zulu | 4.1% | |
| • Xhosa | 3.4% | |
| • English | 3.0% | |
| • Other | 7.9% | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | NW375 | |
Moses Kotane Local Municipality is a local municipality in Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West Province, South Africa. It is named in memory of Moses Kotane. The seat of local municipality is Mogwase.
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-nine seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.
Coordinates: 25°10′S 26°50′E / 25.167°S 26.833°E
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