Madibeng Local Municipality
| Madibeng | ||
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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 | Brits | |
| Wards | 36 | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | Poppy Magongwa | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 3,839 km2 (1,482 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011) | ||
| • Total | 477,381 | |
| • Density | 120/km2 (320/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011) | ||
| • Black African | 89.3% | |
| • Coloured | 0.9% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.5% | |
| • White | 8.9% | |
| First languages (2011) | ||
| • Tswana | 43.5% | |
| • Tsonga | 11.0% | |
| • Afrikaans | 9.0% | |
| • Northern Sotho | 7.9% | |
| • Other | 28.6% | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | NW372 | |
The Local Municipality of Madibeng is a local municipality in Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West Province, South Africa. The seat of local municipality is Brits. The popular tourist area of Hartebeespoort is also located in the municipality.
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:
The municipal council consists of eighty-one members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Forty-one councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in forty-one wards, while the remaining forty 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 forty-five seats on the council.
The following table shows the results of the election.
Coordinates: 25°25′S 27°45′E / 25.417°S 27.750°E
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