Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati
| Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | South Africa |
| province | northwest |
| Seat | Vryburg |
| surface | 43,700 km² |
| Residents | 463,815 (October 2011) |
| density | 11 inhabitants per km² |
| key | DC39 |
| ISO 3166-2 | ZA-NW |
| politics | |
| mayor | Boitumelo Lesego Mahlangu |
Coordinates: 26 ° 57 ′ S , 24 ° 44 ′ E
Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality (formerly Bophirima ) is a district within the province of North West in South Africa . It has 463,815 inhabitants (as of October 2011) on a total area of 43,700 km². The district administration is based in Vryburg . Until 2008 the district name was Bophirima.
The district is named after Ruth Segomotsi Mompati , member of the African National Congress (ANC) since 1952, member of the South African parliament from 1994 to 1996 and former ambassador of South Africa to Switzerland.
The district is subdivided into the municipalities ( Local Municipalitíes ):
National parks and nature reserves
- Leon Taljaard nature reserve
- Molopo nature reserve
- Taung (UNESCO World Heritage)
Web links
- Portrait at localgovernment.co.za (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Census 2011. Basic Results. (PDF; 349 kB) Statistics South Africa , accessed on November 27, 2015 (English).
- ↑ Administrative boundaries of South Africa ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
