List of municipalities in the North West
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The North West province of South Africa is divided, for local government purposes, into four district municipalities which are in turn divided into nineteen local municipalities.
In the following map, the district municipalities are shaded with various colours and the local municipalities are numbered.
District municipalities
Map key |
Name | Code | Seat | Area (km²) |
Population (2011)[1] |
Pop. density (per km²) |
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15–19 | Bojanala Platinum District Municipality | DC37 | Rustenburg | 18,333 | 1,507,505 | 82.2 |
6–9 | Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality | DC40 | Klerksdorp | 14,642 | 695,933 | 47.5 |
1–5 | Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality | DC39 | Vryburg | 44,017 | 463,815 | 10.5 |
10–14 | Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality | DC38 | Mafikeng | 27,889 | 842,699 | 30.2 |
Local municipalities
Map key |
Name | Code | District | Seat | Area (km²) |
Population (2011)[1] |
Pop. density (per km²) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7 | City of Matlosana Local Municipality | NW403 | Dr Kenneth Kaunda | Klerksdorp | 3,561 | 398,676 | 112.0 |
10 | Ditsobotla Local Municipality | NW384 | Ngaka Modiri Molema | Lichtenburg | 6,465 | 168,902 | 26.1 |
3 | Greater Taung Local Municipality | NW394 | Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati | Taung | 5,635 | 177,642 | 31.5 |
1 | Kagisano-Molopo Local Municipality | NW397 | Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati | Ganyesa | 23,827 | 105,789 | 4.4 |
16 | Kgetlengrivier Local Municipality | NW374 | Bojanala Platinum | Koster | 3,973 | 51,049 | 12.8 |
5 | Lekwa-Teemane Local Municipality | NW396 | Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati | Christiana | 3,681 | 53,248 | 14.5 |
18 | Madibeng Local Municipality | NW372 | Bojanala Platinum | Brits | 3,839 | 477,381 | 124.4 |
13 | Mahikeng Local Municipality | NW383 | Ngaka Modiri Molema | Mahikeng | 3,698 | 291,527 | 78.8 |
4 | Mamusa Local Municipality | NW393 | Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati | Schweizer-Reneke | 3,615 | 60,355 | 16.7 |
6 | Maquassi Hills Local Municipality | NW404 | Dr Kenneth Kaunda | Wolmaransstad | 4,643 | 77,794 | 16.8 |
19 | Moretele Local Municipality | NW371 | Bojanala Platinum | Makapanstad | 1,379 | 186,947 | 135.6 |
15 | Moses Kotane Local Municipality | NW375 | Bojanala Platinum | Mogwase | 5,719 | 242,554 | 42.4 |
2 | Naledi Local Municipality | NW392 | Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati | Vryburg | 6,941 | 66,781 | 9.6 |
14 | Ramotshere Moiloa Local Municipality | NW385 | Ngaka Modiri Molema | Zeerust | 7,193 | 150,713 | 21.0 |
12 | Ratlou Local Municipality | NW381 | Ngaka Modiri Molema | Setlagole | 4,884 | 107,339 | 22.0 |
17 | Rustenburg Local Municipality | NW373 | Bojanala Platinum | Rustenburg | 3,423 | 549,575 | 160.6 |
8 | Tlokwe Local Municipality | NW402 | Dr Kenneth Kaunda | Potchefstroom | 2,674 | 162,762 | 60.9 |
11 | Tswaing Local Municipality | NW382 | Ngaka Modiri Molema | Delareyville | 5,966 | 124,218 | 20.8 |
9 | Ventersdorp Local Municipality | NW401 | Dr Kenneth Kaunda | Ventersdorp | 3,764 | 56,702 | 15.1 |