Bojanala Platinum District Municipality

Bojanala Platinum
Official seal of Bojanala Platinum
Location in South Africa
Location in South Africa
Coordinates: 25°25′S 27°15′E / 25.417°S 27.250°E / -25.417; 27.250
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceNorth West
SeatRustenburg
Local municipalities
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorLj Diremelo
Area
 • Total18,333 km2 (7,078 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total1,507,505
 • Density82/km2 (210/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2022)
 • Black African95.4%
 • Coloured0.7%
 • Indian/Asian0.1%
 • White3.7%
First languages (2011)
 • Tswana55.3%
 • Tsonga8.1%
 • Afrikaans7.2%
 • Xhosa5.6%
 • Other23.8%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeDC37

The Bojanala Platinum District Municipality (Tswana: Mmasepala wa Sedika wa Bojanala Platinum) is one of the 4 districts of the North West province of South Africa. The seat of the municipality is Rustenburg. As of 2011, a majority of its 1,507,505 residents spoke Setswana. The district code is DC37.

  1. ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. ^ a b c "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.