| Maquassi Hills | |
| Settlement Type: | Local municipality |
| Seal Size: | 150x100px |
| Map Alt: | Location in the North West |
| Coordinates: | -27.25°N 26°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | North West |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Dr Kenneth Kaunda |
| Seat: | Wolmaransstad |
| Parts Type: | Wards |
| Parts: | 11 |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Government Type: | Municipal council |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Zandisile Mweli |
| Area Total Km2: | 4643 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 77794 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 88.7% |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 2.3% |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 0.4% |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 8.2% |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages |
| Demographics2 Footnotes: | [3] |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 72.5% |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 10.7% |
| Demographics2 Info3: | 6.6% |
| Demographics2 Info4: | 4.1% |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 6.1% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Municipal code |
| Blank Info Sec1: | NW404 |
Maquassi Hills Municipality (Tswana: Mmasepala wa Maquassi Hills; Afrikaans: Maquassi Hills Munisipaliteit) is a local municipality within the Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality, in the North West province of South Africa.
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[4]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62001 | 5.34 | 66 | Tswana | ||
| 62002 | 1.64 | 9,961 | Tswana | ||
| 62003 | 0.98 | 8,417 | Tswana | ||
| 62004 | 2.69 | 1,492 | Afrikaans | ||
| 62005 | 7.28 | 3,486 | Tswana | ||
| 62007 | 0.37 | 1,269 | Tswana | ||
| 62008 | 2.29 | 20,101 | Tswana | ||
| 62009 | 17.78 | 374 | Afrikaans | ||
| 62010 | 7.13 | 2,607 | Afrikaans | ||
| Remainder of the municipality | 62006 | 4,598.81 | 20,662 | Tswana |
See main article: Maquassi Hills Local Municipality elections. The municipal council consists of twenty-two members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Eleven are elected by first-past-the-post voting in eleven wards, while the remaining eleven 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 thirteen seats on the council.
The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.[5]
Website: https://web.archive.org/web/20170621102351/http://maquassihills.org/