Moretele Local Municipality
| Moretele | ||
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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 | Makapanstad | |
| Wards | 28 | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | Stevens Abram Kutumela | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 1,379 km2 (532 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011) | ||
| • 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 | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | NW371 | |
Moretele is a local municipality in Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West Province, South Africa. Population: 180,000.
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:
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The municipal council consists of fifty-two members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twenty-six councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty-six wards, while the remaining twenty-six 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 thirty-eight seats on the council.
The following table shows the results of the election.
Coordinates: 25°10′S 28°5′E / 25.167°S 28.083°E
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