Ramotshere Moiloa Local Municipality

Ramotshere Moiloa
Local municipality

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Location in the North West
Location in the North West
Country South Africa
Province North West
District Ngaka Modiri Molema
Seat Zeerust
Wards 20
Government[1]
 • Type Municipal council
 • Mayor Moji Peter Pilane
Area
 • Total 7,193 km2 (2,777 sq mi)
Population (2011)[2]
 • Total 150,713
 • Density 21/km2 (54/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[2]
 • Black African 94.4%
 • Coloured 0.9%
 • Indian/Asian 0.7%
 • White 3.8%
First languages (2011)[3]
 • Tswana 86.0%
 • Afrikaans 4.5%
 • English 3.8%
 • Zulu 1.2%
 • Other 4.5%
Time zone SAST (UTC+2)
Municipal code NW385

Ramotshere Moiloa Local Municipality (formerly Zeerust Local Municipality) is a local municipality in Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality, North West Province, South Africa. The seat of local municipality is Zeerust.

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[4]

Place Code Area (km2) Population Most spoken language
Bahurutshe Ba Ga Gopane 61001485.8619,067Tswana
Bahurutshe Ba Ga Le-Ncoe 61002260.439,743Tswana
Bahurutshe Ba Ga Moilwa 61003920.2448,517Tswana
Bahurutshe Ba Ga Mokgoswa 6100499.471,474Tswana
Bahurutshe Ba Ga Mothogae 6100531.64123Tswana
Bahurutshe Ba Ga Suping 61006178.152,794Tswana
Bahurutshe Bo Manyane 61007155.265,205Tswana
Banabakae 6100843.018,555Tswana
Ikageleng 610091.366,562Tswana
Leeufontein 6101010.855,685Tswana
Madikwe Part 1 610113.611,191Tswana
Madikwe Part 2 610162.90985Tswana
Marico Nature Reserve 6101218.76352Tswana
Mixed TA 61013144.320 -
Welbedacht 610145.815,993Tswana
Zeerust 6101711.026,393Afrikaans
Remainder of the municipality 610154,818.7714,795Tswana

Politics

The municipal council consists of thirty-nine members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twenty councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty wards, while the remaining nineteen 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 18 May 2011 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of twenty-nine seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[5][6]

Party Votes Seats
Ward List Total % Ward List Total
African National Congress 24,589 25,009 49,598 73.7 20 9 29
United Christian Democratic Party 4,161 4,261 8,422 12.5 0 5 5
Democratic Alliance 2,079 1,835 3,914 5.8 0 2 2
Congress of the People 1,183 1,203 2,386 3.5 0 2 2
Independent 1,183 – 1,183 1.8 0 – 0
Working-Together Political Party 322 338 660 1.0 0 1 1
African Christian Democratic Party 298 272 570 0.8 0 0 0
South African Political Party 257 283 540 0.8 0 0 0
Total 34,072 33,201 67,273 100.0 20 19 39
Spoilt votes 808 1,129 1,937

References

  1. ↑ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Table: Census 2011 by district council, gender, age in 5 year groups and population group". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  3. ↑ "Table: Census 2011 by district council, gender, language and population group". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  4. ↑ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  5. ↑ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Ramotshere Moiloa". Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  6. ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Ramotshere Moiloa". Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.

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Coordinates: 25°15′S 26°5′E / 25.250°S 26.083°E