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Kgetlengrivier Local Municipality

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Country
  
South Africa

Seat
  
Koster

Time zone
  
SAST (UTC+2)

Area
  
3,973 kmĀ²

Black african population
  
80.1%

Native english speakers
  
4.4%

Province
  
North West

District
  
Bojanala Platinum

Wards
  
6

Municipal code
  
NW374

White population
  
16.8%

Native afrikaans speakers
  
18%

Native tswana speakers
  
69.2%

Kgetlengrivier Local Municipality

Kgetlengrivier Local Municipality is a local municipality in Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West Province, South Africa.

Contents

Map of Koster, South Africa

Main places

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

Politics

The municipal council consists of twelve members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Six councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in six wards, while the remaining six 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 nine seats on the council.

The following table shows the results of the election.

References

Kgetlengrivier Local Municipality Wikipedia