Lekwa-Teemane Local Municipality

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Lekwa-Teemane
Local municipality

Seal
Location in the North West
Location in the North West
Country South Africa
Province North West
District Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati
Seat Christiana
Wards 7
Government[1]
 • Type Municipal council
 • Mayor Rebecca Makodi
Area
 • Total 3,681 km2 (1,421 sq mi)
Population (2011)[2]
 • Total 53,248
 • Density 14/km2 (37/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[2]
 • Black African 81.2%
 • Coloured 7.4%
 • Indian/Asian 0.6%
 • White 10.4%
First languages (2011)[2]
 • Tswana 64.4%
 • Afrikaans 17.8%
 • Sotho 6.0%
 • Xhosa 5.5%
 • Other 6.3%
Time zone SAST (UTC+2)
Municipal code NW396

Lekwa-Teemane Local Municipality is a local municipality in Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality, North West Province, South Africa. The Seat of local municipality is Christiana.

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[3]

Place Code Area (km2) Population Most spoken language
Bloemhof 6160145.094,181Afrikaans
Boitumelong 616021.2717,855Tswana
Christiana 6160359.914,862Afrikaans
Utlwanang 616052.3411,701Tswana
Remainder of the municipality 616043,572.354,366Tswana

References

  1. ↑ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Retrieved 22 February 2012. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Local Municipality". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 11 September 2013. 
  3. ↑ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa

External links

District
and local

Coordinates: 27°40′S 25°20′E / 27.667°S 25.333°E / -27.667; 25.333

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