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Naledi Local Municipality, North West

Naledi
Local municipality
Official seal of Naledi
Seal
Location in the North West
Location in the North West
Country South Africa
Province North West
District Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati
Seat Vryburg
Wards 9
Government
 • Type Municipal council
 • Mayor Rose Mompati
Area
 • Total 6,941 km2 (2,680 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 66,781
 • Density 9.6/km2 (25/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African 74.0%
 • Coloured 14.7%
 • Indian/Asian 1.1%
 • White 9.5%
First languages (2011)
 • Tswana 68.8%
 • Afrikaans 23.8%
 • English 3.4%
 • Other 4%
Time zone SAST (UTC+2)
Municipal code NW392

Naledi Local Municipality is a local municipality in Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality, North West Province, South Africa. The Seat of local municipality is Vryburg.

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

The municipal council consists of twenty members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Ten are elected by first-past-the-post voting in ten wards, while the remaining ten 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 thirteen seats on the council.

The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.

Coordinates: 26°50′S 24°50′E / 26.833°S 24.833°E / -26.833; 24.833


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