Moretele Local Municipality
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Moretele | |
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 Seal | |
.svg) Location in the North West | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | North West |
| District | Bojanala Platinum |
| Seat | Makapanstad |
| Wards | 26 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Cllr Andries Monageng (ANC) |
| • PR Cllr and ACG Whip in Council | Cllr. Shangy Mbekwa |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,379 km2 (532 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
• 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 | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | NW371 |
Moretele Municipality (Tswana: Mmasepala wa Moretele; Tsonga: Masipala wa Moretele; Northern Sotho: Mmasepala wa Moretele) is a local municipality within the Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, in the North West province of South Africa. As of 2011, its population was approximately 180,000, a majority of whom speak Setswana as a first language.
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[3]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agisaneng | 60101 | 9.42 | 120 | Northern Sotho | |||||
| Amandebele A Lebelo | 60102 | 4.99 | 154 | English | |||||
| Bahwaduba | 60103 | 180.68 | 32,023 | Tswana | |||||
| Bakgatla Ba Ga Mosetlha | 60104 | 459.19 | 45,114 | Tswana | |||||
| Bakgatla Ba Mmakau | 60105 | 109.41 | 1,111 | Tswana | |||||
| Bakgatla Ba Mphe Batho | 60106 | 45.81 | 24,329 | Tswana | |||||
| Baphuthing Ba Ga Nawa | 60107 | 228.03 | 11,024 | Tswana | |||||
| Diphala | 60108 | 0.61 | 820 | Tswana | |||||
| Jonathan | 60109 | 4.11 | 114 | Zulu | |||||
| Kopanong | 60110 | 84.98 | 28,839 | Tsonga | |||||
| Modimole Magogelo | 60111 | 104.32 | 11,365 | Tswana | |||||
| Mogogelo | 60112 | 26.02 | 10,500 | - | Moretele | 60113 | 30.44 | 4,933 | Setswana |
| Temba | 60114 | 2.19 | 5,310 | Setswana | |||||
| Thulwe | 60115 | 15.15 | 465 | Tsonga | |||||
| Tsoga o Itirele | 60116 | 64.32 | 1,687 | Zulu |
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