Ventersdorp Local Municipality

Ventersdorp
Official seal of Ventersdorp
Location in the North West
Location in the North West
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceNorth West
DistrictDr Kenneth Kaunda
SeatVentersdorp
Wards6
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorNontetho Cilia Phoyane
Area
 • Total3,764 km2 (1,453 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total56,702
 • Density15/km2 (39/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African90.1%
 • Coloured2.7%
 • Indian/Asian0.3%
 • White5.9%
First languages (2011)
 • Tswana75.0%
 • Afrikaans8.9%
 • Xhosa7.3%
 • English2.4%
 • Other6.4%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeNW401

Ventersdorp Local Municipality was a local municipality in Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality, North West Province, South Africa. The seat of local municipality was Ventersdorp. After the municipal elections on 3 August 2016 it was merged into the larger JB Marks Local Municipality.

  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.