Ratlou Local Municipality

Ratlou
Local municipality
Seal
Location in the North West
Country	South Africa
Province	North West
District	Ngaka Modiri Molema
Seat	Setlagole
Wards	14
Government[1]
• Type	Municipal council
• Mayor	Francisco Ntwe
Area
• Total	4,884 km^2 (1,886 sq mi)
Population (2011)[2]
• Total	107,339
• Density	22/km^2 (57/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[2]
• Black African	98.2%
• Coloured	0.7%
• Indian/Asian	0.2%
• White	0.7%
First languages (2011)[3]
• Tswana	87.9%
• Sotho	3.7%
• English	2.0%
• Xhosa	1.9%
• Other	4.5%
Time zone	SAST (UTC+2)
Municipal code	NW381

Ratlou Local Municipality (formerly Setla-Kgobi Local Municipality) is a local municipality in Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality, North West Province, South Africa.

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:^[4]

Place	Code	Area (km^2)	Population	Most spoken language
Barolong Ba Ga Makgobi	60601	309.22	2,141	Tswana
Barolong Ba Ga Molefe Ba Moata	60602	266.70	12,725	Tswana
Barolong Boo Rashidi	60603	56.33	42	Tswana
Barolong Boo Ratlou Ba Ga Phoi	60604	650.27	71,190	Tswana
Batlharo Ba Ga Masibi	60605	952.26	15,825	Tswana
Remainder of the municipality	60606	2,303.38	2,404	Tswana

Politics

The municipal council consists of twenty-eight members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Fourteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in fourteen wards, while the remaining fourteen 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 twenty-two seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.^[5][6]

Party		Votes				Seats
		Ward	List	Total	%	Ward	List	Total
	African National Congress	19,341	19,631	38,972	77.7	14	8	22
	United Christian Democratic Party	2,728	2,716	5,444	10.9	0	3	3
	Congress of the People	1,636	1,719	3,355	6.7	0	2	2
	Democratic Alliance	1,097	896	1,993	4.0	0	1	1
	South African Political Party	156	203	359	0.7	0	0	0
Total		24,958	25,165	50,123	100.0	14	14	28
Spoilt votes		999	824	1,823

References

1. "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
2. "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
3. "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
4. Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
5. "Results Summary – All Ballots: Ratlou" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
6. "Seat Calculation Detail: Ratlou" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.

External links

• http://www.ratlou.gov.za/

Coordinates: 26°5′S 25°5′E / 26.083°S 25.083°E