Ratlou Local Municipality
| Ratlou | ||
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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 | Ngaka Modiri Molema | |
| Seat | Setlagole | |
| Wards | 14 | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | Francisco Ntwe | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 4,884 km2 (1,886 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011) | ||
| • Total | 107,339 | |
| • Density | 22/km2 (57/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011) | ||
| • Black African | 98.2% | |
| • Coloured | 0.7% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.2% | |
| • White | 0.7% | |
| First languages (2011) | ||
| • Tswana | 87.9% | |
| • Sotho | 3.7% | |
| • English | 2.0% | |
| • Xhosa | 1.9% | |
| • Other | 4.5% | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | NW381 | |
Ratlou Local Municipality (formerly Setla-Kgobi Local Municipality) is a local municipality in Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality, North West Province, South Africa.
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:
The municipal council consists of twenty-eight members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Fourteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in fourteen wards, while the remaining fourteen 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 twenty-two seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.
Coordinates: 26°5′S 25°5′E / 26.083°S 25.083°E
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