Ngaka Modiri Molema
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Location in South Africa
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| Coordinates: 25°55′S 25°50′E / 25.917°S 25.833°E / -25.917; 25.833 | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | North West |
| Seat | Mafikeng |
| Local municipalities | List |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Tshepo Justice Makolomakwa |
| Area | |
| • Total | 28,206 km2 (10,890 sq mi) |
| Population
(2011)[2]
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| • Total | 842,699 |
| • Density | 30/km2 (77/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 93.9% |
| • Coloured | 1.6% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.6% |
| • White | 3.7% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Tswana | 81.8% |
| • Afrikaans | 5.0% |
| • English | 3.2% |
| • Xhosa | 2.7% |
| • Other | 7.3% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | DC38 |
The Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality (Tswana: Mmasepala wa Sedika wa Ngaka Modiri Molema), formerly the Central District Municipality,[3] is one of the four districts of the North West province of South Africa. Its capital is Mafikeng, which is also the capital of the province.
Ngaka Modiri Molema District has the following neighbours:
The district contains the following local municipalities:
| Local municipality | Population | % | Dominant language |
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| Mafeking | 291 527 | 34.59% | Setswana |
| Ditsobotla | 168 902 | 20.04% | Setswana |
| Ramotshere Moiloa | 150 713 | 17.88% | Setswana |
| Tswaing | 124 218 | 14.74% | Setswana |
| Ratlou | 107 339 | 12.74% | Setswana |
The following statistics are from the 2011 census.
| Language | Population | % |
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| Setswana | 681,327 | 81.78% |
| Afrikaans | 41,808 | 5.02% |
| English | 27,017 | 3.24% |
| IsiXhosa | 22,336 | 2.68% |
| Sesotho | 20,780 | 2.49% |
| IsiZulu | 12,750 | 1.53% |
| Other | 9,952 | 1.19% |
| IsiNdebele | 7,883 | 0.95% |
| Sepedi | 3,277 | 0.39% |
| Sign language | 3,035 | 0.36% |
| Xitsonga | 1,631 | 0.20% |
| Tshivenda | 697 | 0.08% |
| SiSwati | 678 | 0.08% |
| Gender | Population | % |
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| Female | 429,300 | 50.94% |
| Male | 413,399 | 49.06% |
| Ethnic group | Population (2011) | % |
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| Black African | 791,251 | 93.89% |
| White | 30,950 | 3.67% |
| Coloured | 13,809 | 1.64% |
| Indian/Asian | 4,968 | 0.59% |
| Age | Population | % |
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| 000 - 004 | 82 826 | 10.86% |
| 005 - 009 | 88 869 | 11.65% |
| 010 - 014 | 92 003 | 12.06% |
| 015 - 019 | 88 529 | 11.60% |
| 020 - 024 | 70 530 | 9.24% |
| 025 - 029 | 59 967 | 7.86% |
| 030 - 034 | 53 025 | 6.95% |
| 035 - 039 | 48 171 | 6.31% |
| 040 - 044 | 42 075 | 5.51% |
| 045 - 049 | 32 569 | 4.27% |
| 050 - 054 | 25 227 | 3.31% |
| 055 - 059 | 21 085 | 2.76% |
| 060 - 064 | 17 893 | 2.35% |
| 065 - 069 | 13 514 | 1.77% |
| 070 - 074 | 10 638 | 1.39% |
| 075 - 079 | 8 010 | 1.05% |
| 080 - 084 | 4 675 | 0.61% |
| 085 - 089 | 2 016 | 0.26% |
| 090 - 094 | 845 | 0.11% |
| 095 - 099 | 386 | 0.05% |
| 100 plus | 138 | 0.02% |
Election results for Ngaka Modiri Molema District in the South African general election, 2004.
| Party | Votes | % |
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| African National Congress | 196 318 | 77.03% |
| United Christian Democratic Party | 37 610 | 14.76% |
| Democratic Alliance | 8 166 | 3.20% |
| Freedom Front Plus | 2 636 | 1.03% |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 2 130 | 0.84% |
| Pan African Congress | 2 059 | 0.81% |
| United Democratic Movement | 1 634 | 0.64% |
| New National Party | 915 | 0.36% |
| Independent Democrats | 848 | 0.33% |
| Azanian People's Organisation | 593 | 0.23% |
| Inkhata Freedom Party | 423 | 0.17% |
| SOPA | 317 | 0.12% |
| EMSA | 259 | 0.10% |
| PJC | 175 | 0.07% |
| NA | 170 | 0.07% |
| CDP | 158 | 0.06% |
| TOP | 140 | 0.05% |
| UF | 133 | 0.05% |
| KISS | 66 | 0.03% |
| Minority Front | 63 | 0.02% |
| NLP | 61 | 0.02% |
| Total | 254 874 | 100.00% |
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