| Moretele | |
| Settlement Type: | Local municipality |
| Seal Size: | 150x100px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | North West |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Bojanala Platinum |
| Seat: | Makapanstad |
| Parts Type: | Wards |
| Parts: | 26 |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Government Type: | Municipal council |
| Leader Party: | ANC |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Cllr Andries Monageng |
| Leader Title1: | PR Cllr and ACG Whip in Council |
| Leader Name1: | Cllr. Shangy Mbekwa |
| Area Total Km2: | 1379 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 186947 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 99.4% |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 0.2% |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 0.1% |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 0.2% |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages |
| Demographics2 Footnotes: | [3] |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 51.7% |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 18.4% |
| Demographics2 Info3: | 13.9% |
| Demographics2 Info4: | 3.5% |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 12.5% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Municipal code |
| Blank Info Sec1: | NW371 |
Moretele Municipality (tn|Mmasepala wa Moretele; ts|Masipala wa Moretele; nso|Mmasepala wa Moretele) is a local municipality within the Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, in the North West province of South Africa. As of 2011, its population was approximately 180,000, a majority of whom speak Setswana as a first language.
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[4]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60101 | 9.42 | 120 | Northern Sotho | ||
| 60102 | 4.99 | 154 | English | ||
| 60103 | 180.68 | 32,023 | Tswana | ||
| 60104 | 459.19 | 45,114 | Tswana | ||
| 60105 | 109.41 | 1,111 | Tswana | ||
| 60106 | 45.81 | 24,329 | Tswana | ||
| 60107 | 228.03 | 11,024 | Tswana | ||
| 60108 | 0.61 | 820 | Tswana | ||
| 60109 | 4.11 | 114 | Zulu | ||
| 60110 | 84.98 | 28,839 | Tsonga | ||
| 60111 | 104.32 | 11,365 | Tswana | ||
| 60112 | 26.02 | 10,500 | Tsonga | ||
| 60113 | 30.44 | 4,933 | Northern Sotho | ||
| 60114 | 2.19 | 5,310 | Tsonga | ||
| 60115 | 15.15 | 465 | Tsonga | ||
| 60116 | 64.32 | 1,687 | Zulu |
See main article: Moretele Local Municipality elections. The municipal council consists of fifty-two members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twenty-six councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty-six wards, while the remaining twenty-six 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 thirty-five seats on the council.
The following table shows the results of the election.[5]