Country South Africa Seat Rustenburg Time zone SAST (UTC+2) Area 3,423 km² Black african population 88.5% Native tswana speakers 53.9% Province North West | District Bojanala Platinum Wards 38 Municipal code NW373 White population 9.4% Native afrikaans speakers 9.9% Native xhosa speakers 9.6% | |
Rustenburg Local Municipality is a local municipality in Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West Province, South Africa. It is home to Boekenhoutfontein, the farm of Paul Kruger, who was president of the South African Republic.
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Map of Rustenburg, South Africa
Rustenburg is a large town situated at the foot of the Magalies mountain range in the North West province of South Africa. Rustenburg (meaning “town of rest” or “resting place”) was proclaimed a township in 1851. The large town of Rustenburg is situated some 112 km northwest, ninety minute drive from both Johannesburg and Pretoria. It is a malaria-free area.
Rustenburg is the fastest growing municipality in South Africa, with the population rising from 387,096 in 2001 to 449,776 in 2007. It is the most populous municipality in the North West province.
Rustenburg is a Dutch name meaning "town (originally castle) of rest".
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:
Politics
The municipal council consists of seventy-six members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-eight councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-eight wards, while the remaining thirty-eight 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 fifty-five seats in the council. The following table shows the results of the election.