Mafikeng Local Municipality
| Mahikeng | ||
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| Local municipality | ||
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.svg) Location in the North West |
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| Coordinates: 25°55′S 25°40′E / 25.917°S 25.667°ECoordinates: 25°55′S 25°40′E / 25.917°S 25.667°E | ||
| Country | South Africa | |
| Province | North West | |
| District | Ngaka Modiri Molema | |
| Seat | Mahikeng | |
| Wards | 31 | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | Nomtsama Lenah Miga | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 3,698 km2 (1,428 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011) | ||
| • 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 | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | NW383 | |
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".
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:
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.
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