Mahikeng Local Municipality
Mahikeng Local Municipality is a local municipality in Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality, Capital City of North West Province, South Africa. Mahikeng is a Setswana name meaning "place of rocks".[4]
Mahikeng | |
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.svg.png.webp) Location in the North West | |
| Coordinates: 25°55′S 25°40′E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | North West |
| District | Ngaka Modiri Molema |
| Seat | Mahikeng |
| Wards | 31 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Betty Diakanyo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,698 km2 (1,428 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 291,527 |
| • Density | 79/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 95.5% |
| • Coloured | 2.3% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.8% |
| • White | 1.3% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Tswana | 78.4% |
| • English | 4.6% |
| • Xhosa | 3.9% |
| • Sotho | 3.5% |
| • Other | 9.6% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | NW383 |
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[5]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bafokeng Ba Ga Moraka | 60801 | 0.59 | 792 | Tswana |
| Bakwena Ba Ga Molopyane | 60802 | 3.19 | 4,342 | Tswana |
| Banogeng | 60803 | 14.15 | 0 | - |
| Barolong Boo Rapulana | 60804 | 27.12 | 5,734 | Tswana |
| Barolong Boo Ratshidi Part 1 | 60805 | 390.94 | 45,751 | Tswana |
| Barolong Boo Ratshidi Part 2 | 60809 | 458.71 | 72,665 | Tswana |
| Barolong Boo Ratshidi Part 3 | 60806 | 22.73 | 1,154 | Tswana |
| Barolong Boo Ratshidi Part 3 | 60810 | 24.04 | 1,013 | Tswana |
| Barolong Boo Ratshidi Part 4 | 60807 | 39.41 | 1,463 | Tswana |
| Barolong Boo Ratshidi Part 5 | 60811 | 141.89 | 36,599 | Tswana |
| Barolong Boo Ratshidi Part 6 | 60808 | 31.75 | 2,666 | Tswana |
| Batloung Ba Ga Shole | 60812 | 5.43 | 8,434 | Tswana |
| Floorspar Mine | 60813 | 1.90 | 148 | Tswana |
| Kopano | 60814 | 161.49 | 17,041 | Tswana |
| Madikwe Part 1 | 60815 | 102.28 | 151 | Tswana |
| Madikwe Part 2 | 60822 | 0.83 | 347 | Tswana |
| Mahikeng Part 1 | 60816 | 15.44 | 14,923 | Tswana |
| Mahikeng Part 3 | 60824 | 105.41 | 296 | Tswana |
| Mmabatho Part 1 | 60817 | 15.02 | 27,680 | Tswana |
| Mmabatho Part 2 | 60825 | 344.56 | 63 | Tswana |
| Montshioa | 60818 | 2.68 | 8,939 | Tswana |
| Rooigrond | 60819 | 2.55 | 286 | Tswana |
| Slurry | 60820 | 2.95 | 540 | Tswana |
| Wintershoek | 60821 | 1.36 | 42 | Afrikaans/Tswana |
| Remainder of the municipality (Mafikeng Part 2) | 60823 | 1,777.21 | 8,433 | Tswana |
Politics
The municipal council consists of sixty-nine members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-five councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-five wards, while the remaining thirty-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 3 August 2016 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of forty-three seats on the council.
The following table shows the results of the election.[6][7]
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| ANC | 40,048 | 39,814 | 79,862 | 61.0 | 35 | 8 | 43 | |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 11,090 | 12,043 | 23,133 | 17.7 | 0 | 12 | 12 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 6,498 | 6,668 | 13,166 | 10.1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | |
| Forum 4 Service Delivery | 2,893 | 2,899 | 5,792 | 4.4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| United Christian Democratic Party | 1,630 | 1,702 | 3,332 | 2.5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| ACDP | 769 | 769 | 1,538 | 1.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Independent | 1,524 | – | 1,524 | 1.2 | 0 | – | 0 | |
| Congress of the People | 264 | 697 | 961 | 0.7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| South African Political Party | 283 | 386 | 669 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Freedom Front Plus | 237 | 228 | 465 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| UDM | 137 | 213 | 350 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pan Africanist Congress | 109 | – | 109 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 64,482 | 64,419 | 130,901 | 100.0 | 35 | 34 | 69 | |
| Spoilt votes | 1,415 | 1,649 | 3,064 | |||||
References
- "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- South African Languages - Place names
- Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
- "Results Summary – All Ballots: Mafikeng" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- "Seat Calculation Detail: Mafikeng" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
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