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Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality

Coordinates: 25°55′S 25°50′E / 25.917°S 25.833°E / -25.917; 25.833
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Ngaka Modiri Molema
Location in South Africa
Location in South Africa
Coordinates: 25°55′S 25°50′E / 25.917°S 25.833°E / -25.917; 25.833
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceNorth West
SeatMafikeng
Local municipalities
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorTshepo Justice Makolomakwa
Area
 • Total28,206 km2 (10,890 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total842,699
 • Density30/km2 (77/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African93.9%
 • Coloured1.6%
 • Indian/Asian0.6%
 • White3.7%
First languages (2011)
 • Tswana81.8%
 • Afrikaans5.0%
 • English3.2%
 • Xhosa2.7%
 • Other7.3%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeDC38

The Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality (Tswana: Mmasepala wa Sedika wa Ngaka Modiri Molema), formerly the Central District Municipality,[3] is one of the four districts of the North West province of South Africa. Its capital is Mafikeng, which is also the capital of the province.

Geography

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Neighbours

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Ngaka Modiri Molema District has the following neighbours:

Local municipalities

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The district contains the following local municipalities:

Local municipality Population % Dominant language
Mafeking 291 527 34.59% Setswana
Ditsobotla 168 902 20.04% Setswana
Ramotshere Moiloa 150 713 17.88% Setswana
Tswaing 124 218 14.74% Setswana
Ratlou 107 339 12.74% Setswana

Demographics

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The following statistics are from the 2011 census.

Language Population %
Setswana 681,327 81.78%
Afrikaans 41,808 5.02%
English 27,017 3.24%
IsiXhosa 22,336 2.68%
Sesotho 20,780 2.49%
IsiZulu 12,750 1.53%
Other 9,952 1.19%
IsiNdebele 7,883 0.95%
Sepedi 3,277 0.39%
Sign language 3,035 0.36%
Xitsonga 1,631 0.20%
Tshivenda 697 0.08%
SiSwati 678 0.08%

Gender

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Gender Population %
Female 429,300 50.94%
Male 413,399 49.06%

Ethnic group

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Ethnic group Population (2011) %
Black African 791,251 93.89%
White 30,950 3.67%
Coloured 13,809 1.64%
Indian/Asian 4,968 0.59%

Age

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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%

Politics

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Election results

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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%

References

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  1. ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. ^ a b c "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. ^ "New Municipal Names". Municipal Demarcation Board. Archived from the original on 24 September 2006. Retrieved 8 March 2009.
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