Bojanala Platinum
| Bojanala Platinum Bojanala Platinum District Municipality |
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| Country | South Africa | |
| province | northwest | |
| Seat | Rustenburg | |
| surface | 18,333 km² | |
| Residents | 1,507,505 (October 2011) | |
| density | 82 inhabitants per km² | |
| key | DC37 | |
| ISO 3166-2 | ZA-NW | |
| Website | www.bojanala.gov.za (English) | |
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| mayor | Maria Fetsang Mokati | |
Coordinates: 25 ° 40 ′ S , 27 ° 15 ′ E
Bojanala Platinum ( English Bojanala Platinum District Municipality ) is a district within the province of North West in South Africa . It has 1,507,505 inhabitants (as of October 2011) on a total area of 18,333 km². The seat of the district administration is in Rustenburg .
The district is named after the Setswana word for tourism and the English word for platinum , which is mined in the region.
The district is subdivided into the local municipalities :
National parks and nature reserves
Web links
- Local Government Handbook. South Africa: Bojanala Platinum District Municipality (DC37) . on www.localgovernment.co.za (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Census 2011. Basic Results. (PDF; 349 kB) Statistics South Africa , accessed on November 27, 2015 (English).
- ^ Department of Arts and Culture: Place Names . on www.salanguages.com (English)