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Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality (formerly Bophirima District Municipality[5]) is one of the 4 districts of North West province of South Africa. The seat of Mompati District is Vryburg. The majority of its 439,637 people speak Setswana (2001 Census). The district code is DC39. It is South Africa's largest beef producing district, with Hereford cattle the most popular. It is sometimes called "the Texas of South Africa". Maize and peanuts are important crops produced in the district. The district was renamed after the former Mayor of Vryburg Ruth Mompati.

Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati
District municipality
Seal
Location in South Africa
Country	South Africa
Province	North West
Seat	Vryburg
Local municipalities	List Naledi Mamusa Greater Taung Lekwa-Teemane Kagisano/Molopo
Government [1]
• Type	Municipal council
• Mayor	Tebogo Babuile (EFF)[2]
Area
• Total	43,700 km2 (16,900 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[3]
• Total	463,815
• Density	11/km2 (27/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [3]
• Black African	91.4%
• Coloured	4.0%
• Indian/Asian	0.4%
• White	3.9%
First languages (2011) [4]
• Tswana	83.6%
• Afrikaans	7.6%
• English	1.9%
• Sotho	1.8%
• Other	5.1%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal code	DC39
Website	drrsmdm.gov.za

Geography

Neighbours

Mompati District is surrounded (clockwise) by:

• the republic of Botswana to the north
• Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality to the north-east
• Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality to the south-east
• Lejweleputswa District Municipality (Free State province) to the south-east
• Frances Baard District Municipality (Northern Cape province) to the south
• Kgalagadi District Municipality (Northern Cape province) to the west

Local municipalities

The district contains the following 5 local municipalities:

Local municipality	Population	%	Dominant language
Greater Taung	177 642	38.30%	Tswana
Kagisano-Molopo	105 789	22.81%	Tswana
Naledi	66 781	14.40%	Tswana
Mamusa	60 355	13.01%	Tswana
Lekwa-Teemane	53 248	11.48%	Tswana

Demographics

The following statistics are from the 2011 census.

Language	Population	%
Tswana	384 956	83.60%
Afrikaans	35 213	7.65%
English	8 696	1.89%
Sotho	8 118	1.76%
Xhosa	7 092	1.54%
Ndebele	4 310	0.94%
Other	4 287	0.93%
Zulu	3 964	0.86%
Sign language	1 766	0.38%
Northern Sotho	1 211	0.26%
Tsonga	481	0.10%
Venda	214	0.05%
Swati	155	0.03%

Gender

Gender	Population	%
Female	239,097	51.55%
Male	224,718	48.45%

Ethnic group

Ethnic group	Population	%
Black African	423,980	91.41%
Coloured	18,346	3.96%
White	18,127	3.91%
Indian/Asian	1,358	0.43%

Age

Age	Population	%
000 - 004	50 051	11.38%
005 - 009	55 303	12.58%
010 - 014	56 825	12.93%
015 - 019	52 129	11.86%
020 - 024	38 481	8.75%
025 - 029	31 184	7.09%
030 - 034	26 780	6.09%
035 - 039	25 234	5.74%
040 - 044	22 162	5.04%
045 - 049	18 354	4.17%
050 - 054	14 801	3.37%
055 - 059	12 882	2.93%
060 - 064	10 892	2.48%
065 - 069	8 520	1.94%
070 - 074	6 443	1.47%
075 - 079	4 755	1.08%
080 - 084	2 993	0.68%
085 - 089	1 124	0.26%
090 - 094	469	0.11%
095 - 099	190	0.04%
100 plus	65	0.01%

Politics

Election results

Election results for Mompati District in the South African general election, 2004.

• Population 18 and over: 245 386 (55.82% of total population)
• Total votes: 153 517 (34.92% of total population)
• Voting % estimate: 62.56% votes as a % of population 18 and over

Party	Votes	%
African National Congress	124 832	81.31%
United Christian Democratic Party	14 626	9.53%
Democratic Alliance	4 866	3.17%
African Christian Democratic Party	1 708	1.11%
Pan African Congress	1 531	1.00%
Freedom Front Plus	1 473	0.96%
Independent Democrats	938	0.61%
United Democratic Movement	777	0.51%
New National Party	673	0.44%
Azanian People's Organisation	586	0.38%
EMSA	254	0.17%
Inkhata Freedom Party	247	0.16%
SOPA	217	0.14%
PJC	141	0.09%
NA	135	0.09%
CDP	130	0.08%
UF	130	0.08%
TOP	111	0.07%
NLP	56	0.04%
KISS	48	0.03%
Minority Front	38	0.02%
Total	153 517	100.00%

Results From Local Government Election 2021

Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati - Municipal election results

Party Name			Abbr.	Total Valid Votes	% TotalValid Votes
African National Congress			ANC	60 757	60,43%
Economic Freedom Fighters			EFF	20 703	20,59%
Democratic Alliance			DA	5 743	5,71%
Azanian Independent Community Movement			AICM	4 127	4,10%
Forum 4 Service Delivery			F4SD	2 741	2,73%
Vryheidsfront Plus			VF PLUS	2 450	2,44%
United Christian Democratic Party			UCDP	1 182	1,18%
Congress of the People			COPE	669	0,67%
Patriotic Alliance			PA	639	0,64%
African Christian Democratic Party			ACDP	608	0,60%
African Transformation Movement			ATM	462	0,46%
Inkatha Freedom Party			IFP	458	0,46%
Total Valid Votes				100 539	100,00%

References

External links

• Bophirima DM Official Website

На других языках

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[de] Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati

Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati (englisch Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality, früher: Bophirima) ist ein Distrikt innerhalb der südafrikanischen Provinz Nordwest. Der Sitz der Distriktverwaltung befindet sich in Vryburg. Bürgermeisterin ist Boitumelo Lesego Mahlangu.[1]

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- [en] Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality

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[ru] Доктор-Рут-Сегомоци-Момпати

Рутх Сегомотси Момпати (Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati), бывший Бопхирима (Bophirima) — район Северо-Западной провинции ЮАР. Район был переименован в честь Рутха Сегомотси Момпати, члена АНК с 1952 года, который был с 1994 по 1996 годы членом Южноафриканского парламента и послом в Швейцарии. Административный центр — Фрейбург. По данным переписи 2001 года большинство населения района говорит на языке тсвана.

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