Rustenburg Local Municipality
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| Country | South Africa |
| Province | North West |
| District | Bojanala Platinum |
| Seat | Rustenburg |
| Wards | 45 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Sheila Mabale-Huma (ANC) |
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| • Page Template:Nobold/styles.css has no content.Black African | 88.5% |
| • Page Template:Nobold/styles.css has no content.Coloured | 0.9% |
| • Page Template:Nobold/styles.css has no content.Indian/Asian | 0.8% |
| • Page Template:Nobold/styles.css has no content.White | 9.4% |
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| • Page Template:Nobold/styles.css has no content.Tswana | 53.9% |
| • Page Template:Nobold/styles.css has no content.Afrikaans | 9.9% |
| • Page Template:Nobold/styles.css has no content.Xhosa | 9.6% |
| • Page Template:Nobold/styles.css has no content.Tsonga | 5.6% |
| • Page Template:Nobold/styles.css has no content.Other | 21% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
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| Municipal code | NW373 |
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Rustenburg Municipality (Template:Langx; Template:Langx) 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. 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
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[5]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language |
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| 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 following table shows the results of the election.[6] Template:Election results
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Rustenburg Local Municipality - South African Government". www.gov.za. Retrieved 2022-05-21.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ South African Languages - Place names
- ^ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Rustenburg". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2021-12-04.
External links
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