List of municipalities in the North West

The North West province of South Africa is divided, for local government purposes, into four district municipalities which are in turn divided into nineteen local municipalities.

In the following map, the district municipalities are shaded with various colours and the local municipalities are numbered.

District municipalities

Map key	Name	Code	Seat	Area (km²)	Population (2011)[1]	Pop. density (per km²)
15–19	Bojanala Platinum District Municipality	DC37	Rustenburg	18,333	1,507,505	82.2
6–9	Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality	DC40	Klerksdorp	14,642	695,933	47.5
1–5	Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality	DC39	Vryburg	44,017	463,815	10.5
10–14	Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality	DC38	Mafikeng	27,889	842,699	30.2

Local municipalities

Map key	Name	Code	District	Seat	Area (km²)	Population (2011)[1]	Pop. density (per km²)
7	City of Matlosana Local Municipality	NW403	Dr Kenneth Kaunda	Klerksdorp	3,561	398,676	112.0
10	Ditsobotla Local Municipality	NW384	Ngaka Modiri Molema	Lichtenburg	6,465	168,902	26.1
3	Greater Taung Local Municipality	NW394	Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati	Taung	5,635	177,642	31.5
1	Kagisano-Molopo Local Municipality	NW397	Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati	Ganyesa	23,827	105,789	4.4
16	Kgetlengrivier Local Municipality	NW374	Bojanala Platinum	Koster	3,973	51,049	12.8
5	Lekwa-Teemane Local Municipality	NW396	Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati	Christiana	3,681	53,248	14.5
18	Madibeng Local Municipality	NW372	Bojanala Platinum	Brits	3,839	477,381	124.4
13	Mahikeng Local Municipality	NW383	Ngaka Modiri Molema	Mahikeng	3,698	291,527	78.8
4	Mamusa Local Municipality	NW393	Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati	Schweizer-Reneke	3,615	60,355	16.7
6	Maquassi Hills Local Municipality	NW404	Dr Kenneth Kaunda	Wolmaransstad	4,643	77,794	16.8
19	Moretele Local Municipality	NW371	Bojanala Platinum	Makapanstad	1,379	186,947	135.6
15	Moses Kotane Local Municipality	NW375	Bojanala Platinum	Mogwase	5,719	242,554	42.4
2	Naledi Local Municipality	NW392	Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati	Vryburg	6,941	66,781	9.6
14	Ramotshere Moiloa Local Municipality	NW385	Ngaka Modiri Molema	Zeerust	7,193	150,713	21.0
12	Ratlou Local Municipality	NW381	Ngaka Modiri Molema	Setlagole	4,884	107,339	22.0
17	Rustenburg Local Municipality	NW373	Bojanala Platinum	Rustenburg	3,423	549,575	160.6
8	Tlokwe Local Municipality	NW402	Dr Kenneth Kaunda	Potchefstroom	2,674	162,762	60.9
11	Tswaing Local Municipality	NW382	Ngaka Modiri Molema	Delareyville	5,966	124,218	20.8
9	Ventersdorp Local Municipality	NW401	Dr Kenneth Kaunda	Ventersdorp	3,764	56,702	15.1

References

1. "Census 2011: Municipal Fact Sheet" (PDF). Statistics South Africa. 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2012.