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Rustenburg Local Municipality

Coordinates: 25°40′S 27°20′E / 25.667°S 27.333°E / -25.667; 27.333
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Rustenburg Metropolitan
Rustenburg Local Municipality
Official seal of Rustenburg Metropolitan
Location in the North West
Location in the North West
Coordinates: 25°40′S 27°20′E / 25.667°S 27.333°E / -25.667; 27.333
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceNorth West
DistrictBojanala Platinum
SeatRustenburg
Wards45
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorSheila Mabale-Huma (ANC)
Area
 • Total3,423 km2 (1,322 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total549,575
 • Density160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African88.5%
 • Coloured0.9%
 • Indian/Asian0.8%
 • White9.4%
First languages (2011)
 • Tswana53.9%
 • Afrikaans9.9%
 • Xhosa9.6%
 • Tsonga5.6%
 • Other21%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeNW373

Rustenburg Municipality (Tswana: Mmasepala wa Rustenburg; Afrikaans: Rustenburg Munisipaliteit) is a local municipality within the Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, in the North West province of South Africa. Rustenburg is situated at the foot of the Magalies mountain range. Rustenburg (meaning "town of rest" or "resting place" in Afrikaans) was proclaimed a township in 1851. The city of Rustenburg is situated some 112 km northwest from both Johannesburg and Pretoria. It is a malaria-free area. Rustenburg is the fastest growing municipality in South Africa, with the population rising from 387,096 in 2001 to 449,776 in 2007. It is the most populous municipality in the North West province.

Rustenburg is a Dutch name meaning "town (originally castle) of rest".[4]

Main places

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The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[5]

Place Code Area (km2) Population Most spoken language
Bafokeng 60301 1,040.98 132,277 Tswana
Bakwena Ba Magopa 60302 297.74 16,049 Tswana
Baphalane 60303 2.85 3,399 Tswana
Bapo Ba Ga Mogale 60304 29.41 8,412 Tswana
Boitekong 60305 2.15 21,547 Tswana
Hartebeesfontein 60306 5.89 23,965 Tswana
Magaliesberg Nature Reserve 60307 132.58 1,196 Tswana
Mankwe 60308 1.50 1,463 Tswana
Meriting 60309 1.88 10,711 Tswana
Monakato 60310 3.42 7,602 Tswana
Paardekraal Platinum Mine 60312 0.37 24 Xhosa
Paardekraal 60311 1.91 7,215 Tswana
Phatsima 60313 2.23 5,921 Tswana
Rooikoppies 60314 0.46 3,670 Tswana
Rustenburg Part 1 60315 183.39 67,196 Afrikaans
Rustenburg Part 3 60320 2.58 4,662 Tswana
Sunrise Park 60316 2.14 10,312 Tswana
Tlhabane 60317 5.12 31,338 Tswana
Waterval 60318 0.57 979 Afrikaans
Remainder of the municipality
(Rustenburg Part 2)
60319 1,774.55 37,581 Tswana

Politics

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The municipal council consists of eighty-nine members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Forty-five councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in forty-five wards, while the remaining forty-four 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 1 November 2021 no party won a majority on the council.

The following table shows the results of the election.[6]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress46,29145.513548,87547.96843
Economic Freedom Fighters17,57417.28118,89618.541617
Democratic Alliance14,32214.08714,01613.75613
Tsogang Civic Movement7,8067.6718,1558.0067
Independent candidates7,5257.4011
Freedom Front Plus3,6143.5503,5143.4533
Arona5400.5301,6031.5711
African Independent Congress4080.4001,1931.1711
Forum for Service Delivery4250.4201,1591.1411
African Christian Democratic Party8140.8007570.7411
United Democratic Movement5460.5406150.6011
Botho Community Movement4700.4604330.4211
13 other parties1,3771.3502,6942.6400
Total101,712100.0045101,910100.004590
Valid votes101,71297.96101,91097.29
Invalid/blank votes2,1182.042,8362.71
Total votes103,830100.00104,746100.00
Registered voters/turnout288,34736.01288,34736.33

References

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  1. ^ "Rustenburg Local Municipality - South African Government". www.gov.za. Retrieved 2022-05-21.
  2. ^ a b "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. ^ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. ^ South African Languages - Place names
  5. ^ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  6. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Rustenburg". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2021-12-04.
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