Time zone SAST (UTC+2) Area 4,678 km² Black african population 88.1% Native tswana speakers 5% | Wards 9 Municipal code LIM365 White population 10.8% Native afrikaans speakers 10.7% | |
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Points of interest Welgevonden Game Reserve, Tlopi Tented Camp, Bateleur Nature Reserve, Nylstroom Konsentrasiekamp Kerkhof, Eventiera | ||
Modimolle Local Municipality was a municipality located in the Waterberg District Municipality of Limpopo province, South Africa. The seat of Modimolle Local Municipality was Modimolle.
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Map of Nylstroom, South Africa
After municipal elections on 3 August 2016 it was merged into the larger Mookgophong/Modimolle Local Municipality.
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:
Politics
The municipal council consisted of eighteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Nine councillors were elected by first-past-the-post voting in nine wards, while the remaining nine were chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives was proportional to the number of votes received. In the election of 18 May 2011 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of thirteen seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.