Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality

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Ngaka Modiri Molema
—  District municipality  —
Location in South Africa
Country South Africa
Province North West
Seat Mafikeng
Local municipalities
List
Government
 • Type Municipal council
 • Mayor (2012-02)[1] Manketse Tlhape
Area
 • Total 28,206 km2 (10,890 sq mi)
Population (2010)[2][3]
 • Total 790,294
 • Density 28/km2 (70/sq mi)
 • Households 183,399
Racial makeup (2007)[4]
 • Black African 95.2%
 • Coloured 1.3%
 • Indian/Asian 0.6%
 • White 2.9%
First languages (2001)[5]
 • Tswana 84.4%
 • Afrikaans 4.8%
 • Xhosa 4.2%
 • Sotho 3.2%
 • Other 3.4%
Time zone SAST (UTC+2)
Municipal code DC38

Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality (formerly Central District Municipality[6]) is one of the four districts of North West province in South Africa. Its capital is Mafikeng, which is also the capital of the province.

Contents

[edit] Geography

[edit] Neighbours

Ngaka Modiri Molema District has the following neighbours:

[edit] Local municipalities

The district contains the following local municipalities:

Local municipality Population % Dominant language
Mafikeng 259 478 34.01% Tswana
Ditsobotla 147 596 19.34% Tswana
Ramotshere Moiloa 137 439 18.01% Tswana
Tswaing 114 150 14.96% Tswana
Ratlou 104 322 13.67% Tswana

[edit] Demographics

The following statistics are from the 2001 census and the 2007 Community Survey (only for race).

Language Population %
Setswana 643 845 84.38%
Afrikaans 36 700 4.81%
IsiXhosa 31 842 4.17%
Sesotho 24 308 3.19%
English 8 448 1.11%
IsiZulu 7 320 0.96%
Other 3 434 0.45%
Sepedi 3 016 0.40%
IsiNdebele 1 548 0.20%
SiSwati 1 508 0.20%
Xitsonga 723 0.09%
Tshivenda 293 0.04%

[edit] Gender

Gender Population %
Female 395 930 51.89%
Male 367 061 48.11%

[edit] Ethnic group

Ethnic group Population (2001) % (2001) Population (2007) % (2007)
Black African 719 023 94.24% 760 544 95.21%
White 29 715 3.89% 22 984 2.88%
Coloured 11 265 1.48% 10 499 1.31%
Indian/Asian 2 988 0.39% 4 757 0.60%

[edit] Age

Age Population %
000 - 004 82 826 10.86%
005 - 009 88 869 11.65%
010 - 014 92 003 12.06%
015 - 019 88 529 11.60%
020 - 024 70 530 9.24%
025 - 029 59 967 7.86%
030 - 034 53 025 6.95%
035 - 039 48 171 6.31%
040 - 044 42 075 5.51%
045 - 049 32 569 4.27%
050 - 054 25 227 3.31%
055 - 059 21 085 2.76%
060 - 064 17 893 2.35%
065 - 069 13 514 1.77%
070 - 074 10 638 1.39%
075 - 079 8 010 1.05%
080 - 084 4 675 0.61%
085 - 089 2 016 0.26%
090 - 094 845 0.11%
095 - 099 386 0.05%
100 plus 138 0.02%

[edit] Politics

[edit] Election results

Election results for Ngaka Modiri Molema District in the South African general election, 2004.

  • Population 18 and over: 446 018 [58.46% of total population]
  • Total votes: 254 874 [33.40% of total population]
  • Voting % estimate: 57.14% votes as a % of population 18 and over
Party Votes %
African National Congress 196 318 77.03%
United Christian Democratic Party 37 610 14.76%
Democratic Alliance 8 166 3.20%
Freedom Front Plus 2 636 1.03%
African Christian Democratic Party 2 130 0.84%
Pan African Congress 2 059 0.81%
United Democratic Movement 1 634 0.64%
New National Party 915 0.36%
Independent Democrats 848 0.33%
Azanian People's Organisation 593 0.23%
Inkhata Freedom Party 423 0.17%
SOPA 317 0.12%
EMSA 259 0.10%
PJC 175 0.07%
NA 170 0.07%
CDP 158 0.06%
TOP 140 0.05%
UF 133 0.05%
KISS 66 0.03%
Minority Front 63 0.02%
NLP 61 0.02%
Total 254 874 100.00%

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. http://www.gcis.gov.za/gcis/gcis_list.jsp?id=14&heading=Executive%20Mayors. Retrieved 22 February 2012. 
  2. ^ "Metro/District Council population estimates by gender and year (based on 2010 projection)". Statistics South Africa. http://www.statssa.gov.za/timeseriesdata/pxweb2006/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=Mid-year%20estimates%20by%20district%20council,%20gender%20and%20year%20%282010%20projection%29&ti=Metro%2FDistrict+Council+population+estimates+by+gender+and+year+%28based+on+2010+projection%29&path=../Database/South%20Africa/Mid-Year%20Estimates/&lang=1. Retrieved 22 February 2012. 
  3. ^ "Community Survey 2007 by municipality, type of main dwelling and population group of household". Statistics South Africa. http://www.statssa.gov.za/timeseriesdata/pxweb2006/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=Type_of_main_dwelling_municipalities&ti=Community+Survey+2007+by+municipality%2C+type+of+main+dwelling+and+population+group+of++household+head&path=../Database/South%20Africa/Community%20Survey%202007/Households/Municipality/&lang=1. Retrieved 22 February 2012. 
  4. ^ "Community Survey 2007 by municipality, population group, gender and age group". Statistics South Africa. http://www.statssa.gov.za/timeseriesdata/pxweb2006/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=agegrp_gender__popgrp&ti=Community+Survey+2007+by+municipality%2C+population+group%2C+gender+and+age+group&path=../Database/South%20Africa/Community%20Survey%202007/Persons/Municipality/&lang=1. Retrieved 22 February 2012. 
  5. ^ "Census 2001 by municipalities, language, population group and gender.". Statistics South Africa. http://www.statssa.gov.za/timeseriesdata/pxweb2006/Database/South%20Africa/Population%20Census/Census%202001%20-%20NEW%20Demarcation%20boundaries%20as%20at%209%20December%202005/Municipality%20level%20-%20Persons/Municipality%20level%20-%20Persons.asp. Retrieved 22 February 2012. 
  6. ^ "New Municipal Names". Municipal Demarcation Board. http://www.demarcation.org.za/Contacts/new_munic_names.aspx. Retrieved 2009-03-08. 

Coordinates: 25°55′S 25°50′E / 25.917°S 25.833°E / -25.917; 25.833
Provincial Capital: Mafikeng
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