Rustenburg Municipality (; ) is a local municipality within the Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, in the North West province of South Africa. Rustenburg is situated at the foot of the Magalies mountain range. Rustenburg (meaning "town of rest" or "resting place" in Afrikaans) was proclaimed a township in 1851. The city of Rustenburg is situated some 112 km northwest from both Johannesburg and Pretoria. It is a malaria-free area. It is the most populous municipality in the North West province.
Rustenburg is a Dutch name meaning "town (originally castle) of rest". South African Languages - Place names
Main places The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa Place Code Area (km2) Population Most spoken language Bafokeng 603011,040.98132,277Tswana Bakwena Ba Magopa 60302297.7416,049Tswana Baphalane 603032.853,399Tswana Bapo Ba Ga Mogale 6030429.418,412Tswana Boitekong 603052.1521,547Tswana Hartebeesfontein 603065.8923,965Tswana Magaliesberg Nature Reserve 60307132.581,196Tswana Mankwe 603081.501,463Tswana Meriting 603091.8810,711Tswana Monakato 603103.427,602Tswana Paardekraal Platinum Mine 603120.3724Xhosa Paardekraal 603111.917,215Tswana Phatsima 603132.235,921Tswana Rooikoppies 603140.463,670Tswana Rustenburg Part 1 60315183.3967,196Afrikaans Rustenburg Part 3 603202.584,662Tswana Sunrise Park 603162.1410,312Tswana Tlhabane 603175.1231,338Tswana Waterval 603180.57979Afrikaans Remainder of the municipality(Rustenburg Part 2) 603191,774.5537,581Tswana
Politics
The municipal council consists of eighty-nine members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Forty-five councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in forty-five wards, while the remaining forty-four 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 1 November 2021 no party won a majority on the council.
The following table shows the results of the election.
References
External links Official website