| City of Matlosana | |
| Settlement Type: | Local municipality |
| Seal Size: | 150x100px |
| Map Alt: | Location in the North West |
| Coordinates: | -26.8333°N 56°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | North West |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Dr Kenneth Kaunda |
| Seat: | Klerksdorp |
| Parts Type: | Wards |
| Parts: | 35 |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Government Type: | Municipal council |
| Leader Party: | ANC |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Cllr Nonhlupheko Tsolela |
| Area Total Km2: | 3561 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 398676 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 81.0% |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 3.5% |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 0.8% |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 14.5% |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages |
| Demographics2 Footnotes: | [3] |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 36.7% |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 20.3% |
| Demographics2 Info3: | 17.6% |
| Demographics2 Info4: | 14.3% |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 11.1% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Municipal code |
| Blank Info Sec1: | NW403 |
The City of Matlosana (Tswana: Toropo ya Matlosana; Sotho, Southern: Toropo ya Matlosana; Afrikaans: Stad Matlosana; Xhosa: IsiXeko saseMatlosana), formerly the City Council of Klerksdorp, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61901 | 0.24 | 1,825 | Sotho | ||
| 61903 | 6.24 | 542 | Afrikaans | ||
| 61904 | 8.86 | 18 | Xhosa | ||
| 61905 | 0.41 | 445 | Sotho | ||
| 61906 | 3.72 | 1,275 | Afrikaans | ||
| 61907 | 60.65 | 4,350 | Sotho | ||
| 61908 | 15.74 | 104,977 | Tswana | ||
| 61909 | 9.90 | 66,936 | Sotho | ||
| 61910 | 0.09 | 1,501 | Xhosa | ||
| 61911 | 7.08 | 42,963 | Tswana | ||
| 61912 | 115.17 | 59,509 | Afrikaans | ||
| 61913 | 56.23 | 0 | - | ||
| 61914 | 137.70 | 15,539 | Afrikaans | ||
| 61915 | 0.24 | 516 | Xhosa | ||
| 61917 | 0.32 | 470 | Tswana | ||
| 61916 | 7.63 | 14,713 | Afrikaans | ||
| 61918 | 1.21 | 12,111 | Tswana | ||
| 61919 | 6.15 | 11,345 | Xhosa | ||
| Remainder of the municipality | 61902 | 3,125.09 | 20,194 | Tswana |
See main article: City of Matlosana Local Municipality elections. The municipal council consists of seventy-seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-nine councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-nine wards, while the remaining thirty-eight 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 in the council.[5] The following table shows the results of the election.
The 2011 census indicated the following prevalence of languages in this municipality:36.0% Setswana; 19.9% Sesotho;17.3% Afrikaans; 14.0% IsiXhosa;4.3% English; 2.1% IsiZulu;1.2% Xitsonga ...[6]