Mahikeng Local Municipality
Mahikeng | |
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.svg) Location in the North West | |
| Coordinates: 25°55′S 25°40′E / 25.917°S 25.667°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | North West |
| District | Ngaka Modiri Molema |
| Seat | Mafikeng |
| Wards | 35 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Tshepiso Mphehlo |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,698 km2 (1,428 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 291,527 |
| • Density | 78.83/km2 (204.2/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 95.5% |
| • Coloured | 2.3% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.8% |
| • White | 1.3% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Tswana | 78.4% |
| • English | 4.6% |
| • Xhosa | 3.9% |
| • Sotho | 3.5% |
| • Other | 9.6% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | NW383 |
Mahikeng Municipality (Tswana: Mmasepala wa Mahikeng) is a local municipality within the Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality, in the North West province of South Africa. Mahikeng is a Setswana word meaning "place of rocks".
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bafokeng Ba Ga Moraka | 60801 | 0.59 | 792 | Tswana |
| Bakwena Ba Ga Molopyane | 60802 | 3.19 | 4,342 | Tswana |
| Banogeng | 60803 | 14.15 | 0 | - |
| Barolong Boo Rapulana | 60804 | 27.12 | 5,734 | Tswana |
| Barolong Boo Ratshidi Part 1 | 60805 | 390.94 | 45,751 | Tswana |
| Barolong Boo Ratshidi Part 2 | 60809 | 458.71 | 72,665 | Tswana |
| Barolong Boo Ratshidi Part 3 | 60806 | 22.73 | 1,154 | Tswana |
| Barolong Boo Ratshidi Part 3 | 60810 | 24.04 | 1,013 | Tswana |
| Barolong Boo Ratshidi Part 4 | 60807 | 39.41 | 1,463 | Tswana |
| Barolong Boo Ratshidi Part 5 | 60811 | 141.89 | 36,599 | Tswana |
| Barolong Boo Ratshidi Part 6 | 60808 | 31.75 | 2,666 | Tswana |
| Batloung Ba Ga Shole | 60812 | 5.43 | 8,434 | Tswana |
| Floorspar Mine | 60813 | 1.90 | 148 | Tswana |
| Kopano | 60814 | 161.49 | 17,041 | Tswana |
| Madikwe Part 1 | 60815 | 102.28 | 151 | Tswana |
| Madikwe Part 2 | 60822 | 0.83 | 347 | Tswana |
| Mafikeng Part 1 | 60816 | 15.44 | 14,923 | Tswana |
| Mafikeng Part 3 | 60824 | 105.41 | 296 | Tswana |
| Mmabatho Part 1 | 60817 | 15.02 | 27,680 | Tswana |
| Mmabatho Part 2 | 60825 | 344.56 | 63 | Tswana |
| Montshioa | 60818 | 2.68 | 8,939 | Tswana |
| Rooigrond | 60819 | 2.55 | 286 | Tswana |
| Slurry | 60820 | 2.95 | 540 | Tswana |
| Wintershoek | 60821 | 1.36 | 42 | Afrikaans/Tswana |
| Remainder of the municipality (Mafikeng Part 2) | 60823 | 1,777.21 | 8,433 | Tswana |
Politics
The municipal council consists of seventy members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-five councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-five wards, while the remaining thirty-five 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 4 November 2026, no party won a majority. The African National Congress (ANC) won the largest number of seats on the council.
The following table shows the results of the election.
| Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| African National Congress | 30,073 | 44.42 | 34 | 30,061 | 44.13 | 0 | 34 | |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 9,490 | 14.02 | 1 | 9,596 | 14.09 | 8 | 9 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 7,277 | 10.75 | 0 | 7,866 | 11.55 | 7 | 7 | |
| ActionSA | 5,566 | 8.22 | 0 | 6,105 | 8.96 | 6 | 6 | |
| uMkhonto weSizwe Party | 3,423 | 5.06 | 0 | 3,135 | 4.60 | 3 | 3 | |
| South African Communist Party | 1,579 | 2.33 | 0 | 1,483 | 2.18 | 2 | 2 | |
| United Christian Democratic Party | 1,422 | 2.10 | 0 | 1,460 | 2.14 | 1 | 1 | |
| Patriotic Alliance | 1,351 | 2.00 | 0 | 1,502 | 2.20 | 1 | 1 | |
| Afrika Mayibuye Movement | 1,377 | 2.03 | 0 | 1,271 | 1.87 | 1 | 1 | |
| African Spear Movement | 873 | 1.29 | 0 | 823 | 1.21 | 1 | 1 | |
| Independent candidates | 1,523 | 2.25 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Bophuthatswana Civil Movement | 454 | 0.67 | 0 | 1,038 | 1.52 | 1 | 1 | |
| Freedom Front Plus | 589 | 0.87 | 0 | 663 | 0.97 | 1 | 1 | |
| All and Citizens | 689 | 1.02 | 0 | 512 | 0.75 | 1 | 1 | |
| African Independent Congress | 504 | 0.74 | 0 | 654 | 0.96 | 1 | 1 | |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 446 | 0.66 | 0 | 497 | 0.73 | 1 | 1 | |
| 8 other parties | 1,065 | 1.57 | 0 | 1,454 | 2.13 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 67,701 | 100.00 | 35 | 68,120 | 100.00 | 35 | 70 | |
| Valid votes | 67,701 | 98.09 | 68,120 | 98.13 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,318 | 1.91 | 1,299 | 1.87 | ||||
| Total votes | 69,019 | 100.00 | 69,419 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 150,161 | 45.96 | 150,161 | 46.23 | ||||
References
- ↑ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- 1 2 3 "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ↑ South African Languages - Place names
- ↑ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Election Result Table for LGE2026 — Mafikeng Local Municipality". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 10 November 2026.
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