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Infographic: Local government in North West

Local government in North West is organised into four district municipalities. The province also has 18 smaller local municipalities, each falling under one of the four districts.

North West is divided into four district municipalities.

The province also has 18 smaller local municipalities, each falling under one of the four district municipalities.

North West has no metropolitan municipalities.

District municipalities in North West

Name Type Seat Area Population Density
Administrative
centre
Square kilometres Number of people People per square kilometre
Bojanala Platinum District Rustenburg 18,333 1,657,148 90
Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Klerksdorp 14,671 742,821 51
Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Vryburg 43,764 459,357 11
Ngaka Modiri Molema District Mahikeng 28,114 889,108 32

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Data source: Statistics South Africa’s 2016 Community Survey
Thanks and credit to Htonl, who makes public-funded data available to the public and creates maps of South Africa you can’t find anywhere else.

Researched, written and designed by Mary Alexander.
Updated 10 June 2018.