Rustenburg Local Municipality

Rustenburg
Local municipality
Official seal of Rustenburg Seal
Location in the North West Location in the North West
Coordinates:
Country	South Africa
Province	North West
District	Bojanala Platinum
Seat	Rustenburg
Wards	38
Government
• Type	Municipal council
• Mayor	Mpho Khunou
Area
• Total	3,423 km2 (1,322 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	549,575
• Density	160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
• Black African	88.5%
• Coloured	0.9%
• Indian/Asian	0.8%
• White	9.4%
First languages (2011)
• Tswana	53.9%
• Afrikaans	9.9%
• Xhosa	9.6%
• Tsonga	5.6%
• Other	21%
Time zone	SAST (UTC+2)
Municipal code	NW373

Rustenburg Local Municipality is a local municipality in Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West Province, South Africa. It is home to Boekenhoutfontein, the farm of Paul Kruger, who was president of the South African Republic.

Rustenburg is a large town situated at the foot of the Magalies mountain range in the North West province of South Africa. Rustenburg (meaning “town of rest” or “resting place”) was proclaimed a township in 1851. The large town of Rustenburg is situated some 112 km northwest, ninety minute drive from both Johannesburg and Pretoria. It is a malaria-free area.

Rustenburg is the fastest growing municipality in South Africa, with the population rising from 387,096 in 2001 to 449,776 in 2007. It is the most populous municipality in the North West province.

Rustenburg is a Dutch name meaning "town (originally castle) of rest".

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:

Place	Code	Area (km2)	Population	Most spoken language
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

The municipal council consists of seventy-six members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-eight councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-eight wards, while the remaining thirty-eight 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 fifty-five seats in the council. The following table shows the results of the election.

Party		Votes				Seats
		Ward	List	Total	%	Ward	List	Total
	African National Congress	74,784	78,255	153,039	71.9	31	24	55
	Democratic Alliance	21,280	21,505	42,785	20.1	5	10	15
	Independent	5,397	–	5,397	2.5	2	–	2
	Congress of the People	1,684	2,032	3,716	1.8	0	1	1
	United Christian Democratic Party	838	1,145	1,983	0.9	0	1	1
	Freedom Front Plus	996	567	1,563	0.7	0	1	1
	African Christian Democratic Party	811	667	1,478	0.7	0	1	1
	African People's Convention	471	794	1,265	0.6	0	0	0
	South African Political Party	336	316	652	0.3	0	0	0
	Azanian People's Organisation	105	246	351	0.2	0	0	0
	United Democratic Movement	98	379	477	0.2	0	0	0
	Movement Democratic Party	105	95	200	0.1	0	0	0
Total		106,905	106,001	212,906	100.0	38	38	76
Spoilt votes		2,220	2,771	4,991

External links

• Official website