Kagisano–Molopo Local Municipality

Kagisano–Molopo
Local municipality
Location in the North West
Coordinates: 26°S 24°E
Country	South Africa
Province	North West
District	Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati
Seat	Ganyesa
Wards	15
Government [1]
• Type	Municipal council
• Mayor	Ontlametse Mochware (ANC)
Area
• Total	23,827 km^2 (9,200 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	105,789
• Density	4.4/km^2 (11/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [2]
• Black African	96.0%
• Coloured	1.4%
• Indian/Asian	0.2%
• White	2.1%
First languages (2011) [2]
• Tswana	90.3%
• Afrikaans	3.4%
• English	1.6%
• Other	4.7%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal code	NW397

Kagisano–Molopo Municipality (Tswana: Mmasepala wa Kagisano–Molopo, pronounced [kaχiˈsanʊ mʊˈlʊpʊ]) is a local municipality within the Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality, in the North West province of South Africa. It was created at the local government elections of 18 May 2011 by merging the Kagisano and Molopo municipalities.[3]

Geography

Kagisano–Molopo covers an area of 23,827 square kilometres (9,200 sq mi) in the north-western corner of the North West province. It borders on the Kgalagadi District of the Republic of Botswana to the north, Moshaweng Local Municipality in the Northern Cape province to the south-west, Greater Taung Local Municipality to the south, Naledi Local Municipality to the south-east, and Ratlou Local Municipality to the east. The main towns in the municipality are Ganyesa, Pomfret, Morokweng and Piet Plessis.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, the municipality has a population of 105,789. The majority of this population, 96.0%, described themselves as "Black African"; there are small minorities of those who describe themselves as "White" (2.1%) and "Coloured" (1.4%). 90.3% of the population speak Setswana as a first language, while 3.4% speak Afrikaans and 1.6% speak English.[4]

Politics

Main article: Kagisano–Molopo Local Municipality elections

The municipal council consists of twenty-nine members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Fifteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in fifteen wards, while the remaining fourteen 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 1 November 2021 the African National Congress (ANC) obtained a majority of twenty seats on the council.

The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.[5]

Party		Ward			List			Total seats
		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
	African National Congress	14,409	65.51	15	14,861	68.04	5	20
	Economic Freedom Fighters	2,642	12.01	0	2,965	13.57	4	4
	Azanian Independent Community Movement	883	4.01	0	1,377	6.30	2	2
	Democratic Alliance	1,064	4.84	0	1,129	5.17	2	2
	Independent candidates	1,770	8.05	0				0
	United Christian Democratic Party	732	3.33	0	877	4.02	1	1
	2 other parties	495	2.25	0	633	2.90	0	0
Total		21,995	100.00	15	21,842	100.00	14	29
Valid votes		21,995	97.29		21,842	96.53
Invalid/blank votes		612	2.71		784	3.47
Total votes		22,607	100.00		22,626	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		52,811	42.81		52,811	42.84

Main places

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

Place	Code	Area (km^2)	Population	Most spoken language
Batlharo Ba Lotlhware	61101	8,084.80	59,209	Tswana
Louwna	61103	0.60	235	Tswana
Morokweng	61104	1,584.86	26,694	Tswana
Piet Plessis	61105	32.09	1,055	Tswana
Pomfret	61502	2.58	3,241	Other
Remainder of the municipality	61102 + 61501	17,571.91	17,642	Tswana

Notes and references

1. "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
2. "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
3. "Amalgamation process of Kagisano-Molopo now complete" (Press release). North West Department of Local Government and Traditional Affairs. 20 May 2011. Archived from the original on 4 August 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
4. "Kagisano/Molopo Local Municipality". Census 2011.
5. "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Kagisano-Molopo". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2021-12-04.
6. Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa^[permanent dead link‍]

External links

• Official website