Ramotshere Moiloa Local Municipality

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Ramotshere Moiloa
—  Local municipality  —
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
 • Type Municipal council
 • Mayor (2012-02)[1] Moji Peter Pilane
Area
 • Total 7,193 km2 (2,777 sq mi)
Population (2007)[2][3][4]
 • Total 129,301
 • Density 18/km2 (50/sq mi)
 • Households 30,301
Racial makeup (2007)[2]
 • Black African 95.4%
 • Coloured 0.2%
 • Indian/Asian 0.8%
 • White 3.5%
First languages (2001)[5]
 • Tswana 91.8%
 • Afrikaans 4.6%
 • Xhosa 1.3%
 • Other 2.3%
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.

[edit] Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[6]

Place Code Area (km2) Population Most spoken language
Bahurutshe Ba Ga Gopane 61001 485.86 19,067 Tswana
Bahurutshe Ba Ga Le-Ncoe 61002 260.43 9,743 Tswana
Bahurutshe Ba Ga Moilwa 61003 920.24 48,517 Tswana
Bahurutshe Ba Ga Mokgoswa 61004 99.47 1,474 Tswana
Bahurutshe Ba Ga Mothogae 61005 31.64 123 Tswana
Bahurutshe Ba Ga Suping 61006 178.15 2,794 Tswana
Bahurutshe Bo Manyane 61007 155.26 5,205 Tswana
Banabakae 61008 43.01 8,555 Tswana
Ikageleng 61009 1.36 6,562 Tswana
Leeufontein 61010 10.85 5,685 Tswana
Madikwe Part 1 61011 3.61 1,191 Tswana
Madikwe Part 2 61016 2.90 985 Tswana
Marico Nature Reserve 61012 18.76 352 Tswana
Mixed TA 61013 144.32 0 -
Welbedacht 61014 5.81 5,993 Tswana
Zeerust 61017 11.02 6,393 Afrikaans
Remainder of the municipality 61015 4,818.77 14,795 Tswana

[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. ^ a b "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. 
  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: Basic Results Municipalities" (PDF). Statistics South Africa. http://www.statssa.gov.za/Publications/P03011/P030112007.pdf. Retrieved 2009-10-20. 
  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. ^ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa

[edit] External links

Coordinates: 25°15′S 26°5′E / 25.25°S 26.083°E / -25.25; 26.083

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