Greater Taung Local Municipality

Greater Taung
Official seal of Greater Taung
Location in the North West
Location in the North West
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceNorth West
DistrictDr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati
SeatTaung
Wards26
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorTumisang R. Gaoraelwe
Area
 • Total5,635 km2 (2,176 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total177,642
 • Density32/km2 (82/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African98.2%
 • Coloured1.0%
 • Indian/Asian0.2%
 • White0.4%
First languages (2011)
 • Tswana90.3%
 • Xhosa1.7%
 • Sotho1.5%
 • English1.5%
 • Other5%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeNW394

Greater Taung Municipality (Tswana: Mmasepala wa Greater Taung) is a local municipality within the Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality, in the North West province of South Africa. The seat of the municipality is Taung.

  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.