| Bojanala Platinum | |
| Settlement Type: | District municipality |
| Seal Size: | 150x100px |
| Coordinates: | -25.4167°N 42°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | North West |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Seat: | Rustenburg |
| Parts Type: | Local municipalities |
| P1: | Moretele |
| P2: | Madibeng |
| P3: | Rustenburg |
| P4: | Kgetlengrivier |
| P5: | Moses Kotane |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Government Type: | Municipal council |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Lj Diremelo |
| Area Total Km2: | 18333 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 1507505 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 95.4% |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 0.7% |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 0.1% |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 3.7% |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages |
| Demographics2 Footnotes: | [3] |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 55.3% |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 8.1% |
| Demographics2 Info3: | 7.2% |
| Demographics2 Info4: | 5.6% |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 23.8% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Municipal code |
| Blank Info Sec1: | DC37 |
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.
Bojanala Platinum is surrounded by:
The district contains the following local municipalities:
| Local municipality | Population | % | Dominant language |
|---|---|---|---|
| 562 031 | 34.60% | Tswana | |
| 522 566 | 32.17% | Tswana | |
| 265 668 | 16.35% | Tswana | |
| 219 120 | 13.49% | Tswana | |
| 54 759 | 3.37% | Tswana | |
The following statistics are from the 2011 census.
| Language | Population | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 818,050 | 55.34% | ||
| 119,090 | 8.06% | ||
| 106,561 | 7.21% | ||
| 82,701 | 5.59% | ||
| 75,539 | 5.11% | ||
| 67,458 | 4.56% | ||
| 57,187 | 3.87% | ||
| 54,661 | 3.70% | ||
| 39,869 | 2.70% | ||
| 26,481 | 1.79% | ||
| 14,329 | 0.97% | ||
| 9,632 | 0.65% |
| Gender | Population | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | 825,065 | 50.80% | |
| Female | 799,079 | 49.30% |
| 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 | 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 for Bojanala Platinum in the South African general election, 2004.
| Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 372,834 | 83.62% | ||
| 25,214 | 5.66% | ||
| 20,370 | 4.57% | ||
| 7,472 | 1.68% | ||
| 5,085 | 1.14% | ||
| 4,022 | 0.90% | ||
| 2,964 | 0.66% | ||
| 1,597 | 0.36% | ||
| 1,426 | 0.32% | ||
| 1,384 | 0.31% | ||
| 996 | 0.22% | ||
| 477 | 0.11% | ||
| 424 | 0.10% | ||
| 346 | 0.08% | ||
| 293 | 0.07% | ||
| 268 | 0.06% | ||
| 190 | 0.04% | ||
| 187 | 0.04% | ||
| 122 | 0.03% | ||
| 100 | 0.02% | ||
| 85 | 0.02% | ||
| Total | 445,856 | 100.00% |
In October 2023, the Hawks arrested the council's municipal manager, who was implicated in corruption involving R134 million, including spending R2 million on two laptops.[4]