Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality

Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati
District municipality

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Location in South Africa
Country South Africa
Province North West
Seat Vryburg
Local municipalities
List
Government[1]
 • Type Municipal council
 • Mayor Govan Lobelo
Area
 • Total 43,700 km2 (16,900 sq mi)
Population (2011)[2]
 • Total 463,815
 • Density 11/km2 (27/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[2]
 • Black African 91.4%
 • Coloured 4.0%
 • Indian/Asian 0.4%
 • White 3.9%
First languages (2011)[3]
 • Tswana 83.6%
 • Afrikaans 7.6%
 • English 1.9%
 • Sotho 1.8%
 • Other 5.1%
Time zone SAST (UTC+2)
Municipal code DC39

Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality (formerly Bophirima District Municipality[4]) is one of the 4 districts of North West province of South Africa. The seat of Mompati District is Vryburg. The majority of its 439 637 people speak Setswana (2001 Census). The district code is DC39. It is South Africa's largest beef producing district, with Hereford cattle the most popular. It is sometimes called "the Texas of South Africa". Maize and peanuts are important crops produced in the district. The district was renamed after the mayor of Vryburg.

Geography

Neighbours

Mompati District is surrounded (clockwise) by:

Local municipalities

The district contains the following 5 local municipalities:

Local municipality Population % Dominant language
Greater Taung 177 642 38.30%Tswana
Kagisano-Molopo 105 789 22.81%Tswana
Naledi 66 781 14.40%Tswana
Mamusa 60 355 13.01%Tswana
Lekwa-Teemane 53 248 11.48%Tswana

Demographics

The following statistics are from the 2011 census.

Language Population %
Tswana 384 956 83.60%
Afrikaans 35 213 7.65%
English 8 696 1.89%
Sotho 8 118 1.76%
Xhosa 7 092 1.54%
Ndebele 4 310 0.94%
Other 4 287 0.93%
Zulu 3 964 0.86%
Sign language 1 766 0.38%
Northern Sotho 1 211 0.26%
Tsonga 481 0.10%
Venda 214 0.05%
Swati 155 0.03%

Gender

Gender Population %
Female 239,097 51.55%
Male 224,718 48.45%

Ethnic group

Ethnic group Population %
Black African 423,980 91.41%
Coloured 18,346 3.96%
White 18,127 3.91%
Indian/Asian 1,358 0.43%

Age

Age Population %
000 - 004 50 051 11.38%
005 - 009 55 303 12.58%
010 - 014 56 825 12.93%
015 - 019 52 129 11.86%
020 - 024 38 481 8.75%
025 - 029 31 184 7.09%
030 - 034 26 780 6.09%
035 - 039 25 234 5.74%
040 - 044 22 162 5.04%
045 - 049 18 354 4.17%
050 - 054 14 801 3.37%
055 - 059 12 882 2.93%
060 - 064 10 892 2.48%
065 - 069 8 520 1.94%
070 - 074 6 443 1.47%
075 - 079 4 755 1.08%
080 - 084 2 993 0.68%
085 - 089 1 124 0.26%
090 - 094 469 0.11%
095 - 099 190 0.04%
100 plus 65 0.01%

Politics

Election results

Election results for Mompati District in the South African general election, 2004.

Party Votes %
African National Congress 124 832 81.31%
United Christian Democratic Party 14 626 9.53%
Democratic Alliance 4 866 3.17%
African Christian Democratic Party 1 708 1.11%
Pan African Congress 1 531 1.00%
Freedom Front Plus 1 473 0.96%
Independent Democrats 938 0.61%
United Democratic Movement 777 0.51%
New National Party 673 0.44%
Azanian People's Organisation 586 0.38%
EMSA 254 0.17%
Inkhata Freedom Party 247 0.16%
SOPA 217 0.14%
PJC 141 0.09%
NA 135 0.09%
CDP 130 0.08%
UF 130 0.08%
TOP 111 0.07%
NLP 56 0.04%
KISS 48 0.03%
Minority Front 38 0.02%
Total 153 517 100.00%

References

  1. ↑ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. ↑ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. ↑ "New Municipal Names". Municipal Demarcation Board. Retrieved 2009-03-08.

External links

Coordinates: 26°40′S 24°15′E / 26.667°S 24.250°E / -26.667; 24.250

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