| Rustenburg Metropolitan | |
| Native Name: | Rustenburg Local Municipality |
| Settlement Type: | Local municipality |
| Seal Size: | 150x100px |
| Map Alt: | Location in the North West |
| Coordinates: | -25.6667°N 47°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | North West |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Bojanala Platinum |
| Seat: | Rustenburg |
| Parts Type: | Wards |
| Parts: | 45 |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Government Type: | Municipal council |
| Leader Party: | ANC |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Sheila Mabale-Huma |
| Area Total Km2: | 3423 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 549575 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 88.5% |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 0.9% |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 0.8% |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 9.4% |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages |
| Demographics2 Footnotes: | [3] |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 53.9% |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 9.9% |
| Demographics2 Info3: | 9.6% |
| Demographics2 Info4: | 5.6% |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 21% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Municipal code |
| Blank Info Sec1: | NW373 |
Rustenburg Municipality (tn|Mmasepala wa Rustenburg; af|Rustenburg Munisipaliteit) is a local municipality within the Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, in the North West province of South Africa. Rustenburg is situated at the foot of the Magalies mountain range. Rustenburg (meaning "town of rest" or "resting place" in Afrikaans) was proclaimed a township in 1851. The city of Rustenburg is situated some 112 km northwest from both Johannesburg and Pretoria. It is a malaria-free area. Rustenburg is the fastest growing municipality in South Africa, with the population rising from 387,096 in 2001 to 449,776 in 2007. It is the most populous municipality in the North West province.
Rustenburg is a Dutch name meaning "town (originally castle) of rest".[4]
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[5]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60301 | 1,040.98 | 132,277 | Tswana | ||
| 60302 | 297.74 | 16,049 | Tswana | ||
| 60303 | 2.85 | 3,399 | Tswana | ||
| 60304 | 29.41 | 8,412 | Tswana | ||
| 60305 | 2.15 | 21,547 | Tswana | ||
| Hartebeesfontein | 60306 | 5.89 | 23,965 | Tswana | |
| 60307 | 132.58 | 1,196 | Tswana | ||
| 60308 | 1.50 | 1,463 | Tswana | ||
| 60309 | 1.88 | 10,711 | Tswana | ||
| 60310 | 3.42 | 7,602 | Tswana | ||
| 60312 | 0.37 | 24 | Xhosa | ||
| 60311 | 1.91 | 7,215 | Tswana | ||
| 60313 | 2.23 | 5,921 | Tswana | ||
| 60314 | 0.46 | 3,670 | Tswana | ||
| Rustenburg Part 1 | 60315 | 183.39 | 67,196 | Afrikaans | |
| Rustenburg Part 3 | 60320 | 2.58 | 4,662 | Tswana | |
| 60316 | 2.14 | 10,312 | Tswana | ||
| 60317 | 5.12 | 31,338 | Tswana | ||
| 60318 | 0.57 | 979 | Afrikaans | ||
| Remainder of the municipality (Rustenburg Part 2) | 60319 | 1,774.55 | 37,581 | Tswana |
See main article: Rustenburg Local Municipality elections. The municipal council consists of eighty-nine members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Forty-five councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in forty-five wards, while the remaining forty-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 no party won a majority on the council.
The following table shows the results of the election.[6]