Bojanala Platinum District Municipality
Encyclopedia
Bojanala Platinum is one of the 4 districts
of North West province of South Africa
. The seat of Bojanala Platinum is Rustenburg. The majority of its 1 185 325 people speak Setswana (2001 Census
). The district code is DC37.
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Districts of South Africa
South Africa is divided into 52 districts . The 12th amendment to the Constitution reduced this number from 53. Another effect of this amendment is that each district is now completely contained within a province, thus eliminating cross-border districts. The districts also cover the entire area of...
of North West province of South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
. The seat of Bojanala Platinum is Rustenburg. The majority of its 1 185 325 people speak Setswana (2001 Census
Census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
). The district code is DC37.
Neighbours
Bojanala Platinum is surrounded by:- WaterbergWaterberg District MunicipalityWaterberg is one of the 5 districts of Limpopo province of South Africa. The seat of Waterberg is Modimolle . The majority of its 614 139 people speak Northern Sotho . The district code is DC36.-Geography:...
(DC36) to the north - Tshwane (Pretoria) to the east
- West RandWest Rand District MunicipalityThe West Rand District Municipality is one of the districts of Gauteng province of South Africa, that covers the West Rand area, with the exception of Roodepoort. The seat of the district municipality is Randfontein. The most spoken language of its 744 168 people is Setswana...
(CBDC8) to the south-east - Dr Kenneth Kaunda (DC40) to the south
- Ngaka Modiri Molema (DC38) to the west
Local municipalities
The district contains the following local municipalitiesLocal municipality (South Africa)
In South Africa, a local municipality or Category B municipality is a type of municipality that serves as the third, and most local, tier of local government...
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| Local municipality | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| Rustenburg Rustenburg Local Municipality Rustenburg Local Municipality is a local municipality in Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West Province, South Africa. It is home to Boekenhoutfontein, the farm of Paul Kruger, president of the South African Republic.... |
395 538 | 33.37% |
| Madibeng Madibeng Local Municipality The Local Municipality of Madibeng is a local municipality in Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West Province, South Africa. The seat of local municipality is Brits. The popular tourist area of Hartebeespoort is also located in the municipality.... |
338 260 | 28.54% |
| Moses Kotane Moses Kotane Local Municipality Moses Kotane Local Municipality is a local municipality in Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West Province, South Africa. It is named in memory of Moses Kotane. The seat of local municipality is Mogwase.... |
236 840 | 19.98% |
| Moretele | 177 907 | 15.01% |
| Kgetlengrivier Kgetlengrivier Local Municipality Kgetlengrivier Local Municipality is a local municipality in Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West Province, South Africa.... |
36 475 | 3.08% |
| Pilansberg National Park | 297 | 0.03% |
Demographics
The following statistics are from the 2001 censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
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| Language | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| Setswana | 741 549 | 62.56% |
| Xitsonga | 88 480 | 7.46% |
| Afrikaans Afrikaans Afrikaans is a West Germanic language, spoken natively in South Africa and Namibia. It is a daughter language of Dutch, originating in its 17th century dialects, collectively referred to as Cape Dutch .Afrikaans is a daughter language of Dutch; see , , , , , .Afrikaans was historically called Cape... |
78 530 | 6.63% |
| Sepedi | 68 747 | 5.80% |
| IsiXhosa | 64 173 | 5.41% |
| Sesotho | 47 006 | 3.97% |
| IsiZulu | 36 545 | 3.08% |
| English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... |
17 073 | 1.44% |
| IsiNdebele | 15 618 | 1.32% |
| Other | 9 712 | 0.82% |
| Tshivenda | 9 342 | 0.79% |
| SiSwati | 8 542 | 0.72% |
Gender
| Gender | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 607 862 | 51.28% |
| Female | 577 463 | 48.72% |
Ethnic group
| Ethnic group | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| Black African | 1 093 177 | 92.23% |
| White | 82 045 | 6.92% |
| Coloured | 6 360 | 0.54% |
| Indian/Asian | 3 743 | 0.32% |
Age
| Age | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| 000 - 004 | 108 805 | 9.18% |
| 005 - 009 | 113 058 | 9.54% |
| 010 - 014 | 121 707 | 10.27% |
| 015 - 019 | 115 306 | 9.73% |
| 020 - 024 | 110 477 | 9.32% |
| 025 - 029 | 111 264 | 9.39% |
| 030 - 034 | 98 631 | 8.32% |
| 035 - 039 | 93 814 | 7.91% |
| 040 - 044 | 81 984 | 6.92% |
| 045 - 049 | 62 264 | 5.25% |
| 050 - 054 | 44 466 | 3.75% |
| 055 - 059 | 34 288 | 2.89% |
| 060 - 064 | 27 783 | 2.34% |
| 065 - 069 | 21 309 | 1.80% |
| 070 - 074 | 16 438 | 1.39% |
| 075 - 079 | 10 575 | 0.89% |
| 080 - 084 | 7 800 | 0.66% |
| 085 - 089 | 3 115 | 0.26% |
| 090 - 094 | 1 424 | 0.12% |
| 095 - 099 | 614 | 0.05% |
| 100 plus | 203 | 0.02% |
Election results
Election results for Bojanala Platinum in the South African general election, 2004South African general election, 2004
Legislative elections were held in South Africa on Wednesday, 14 April 2004. The African National Congress of President Thabo Mbeki, which came to power after the end of the apartheid system in 1994, was re-elected with an increased majority....
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- Population 18 and over: 772 262 [65.15% of total population]
- Total votes: 445 856 [37.61% of total population]
- Voting % estimate: 57.73% votes as a % of population 18 and over
Party Votes % African National Congress African National CongressThe African National Congress is South Africa's governing Africanist political party, supported by its tripartite alliance with the Congress of South African Trade Unions and the South African Communist Party , since the establishment of non-racial democracy in April 1994. It defines itself as a...
372 834 83.62% Democratic Alliance 25 214 5.66% United Christian Democratic Party 20 370 4.57% United Democratic Movement 7 472 1.68% African Christian Democratic Party 5 085 1.14% Freedom Front Plus 4 022 0.90% Pan African Congress 2 964 0.66% New National Party 1 597 0.36% Independent Democrats 1 426 0.32% Inkhata Freedom Party Inkatha Freedom PartyThe Inkatha Freedom Party is a political party in South Africa. Since its founding, it has been led by Mangosuthu Buthelezi. It is currently the fourth largest party in the National Assembly of South Africa.-History:...
1 384 0.31% Azanian People's Organisation 996 0.22% NA 477 0.11% SOPA 424 0.10% EMSA 346 0.08% CDP 293 0.07% UF 268 0.06% PJC 190 0.04% TOP 187 0.04% KISS 122 0.03% Minority Front 100 0.02% NLP 85 0.02% Total 445 856 100.00%