| Mahikeng | |
| Settlement Type: | Local municipality |
| Seal Size: | 150x100px |
| Coordinates: | -25.9167°N 65°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | North West |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Ngaka Modiri Molema |
| Seat: | Mafikeng |
| Parts Type: | Wards |
| Parts: | 35 |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Government Type: | Municipal council |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Tshepiso Mphehlo |
| Area Total Km2: | 3698 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 291527 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 95.5% |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 2.3% |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 0.8% |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 1.3% |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages |
| Demographics2 Footnotes: | [3] |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 78.4% |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 4.6% |
| Demographics2 Info3: | 3.9% |
| Demographics2 Info4: | 3.5% |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 9.6% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Municipal code |
| Blank Info Sec1: | 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".[4]
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[5]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60801 | 0.59 | 792 | Tswana | ||
| 60802 | 3.19 | 4,342 | Tswana | ||
| 60803 | 14.15 | 0 | - | ||
| 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 | |
| 60812 | 5.43 | 8,434 | Tswana | ||
| 60813 | 1.90 | 148 | Tswana | ||
| 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 | |
| 60818 | 2.68 | 8,939 | Tswana | ||
| 60819 | 2.55 | 286 | Tswana | ||
| 60820 | 2.95 | 540 | Tswana | ||
| 60821 | 1.36 | 42 | Afrikaans/Tswana | ||
| Remainder of the municipality (Mafikeng Part 2) | 60823 | 1,777.21 | 8,433 | Tswana |
See main article: Mahikeng Local Municipality elections. The municipal council consists of sixty-nine 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-four 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 1 November 2021 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of forty seats on the council.
The following table shows the results of the election.[6]