[3] Kagisano–Molopo covers an area of 23,827 square kilometres (9,200 sq mi) in the north-western corner of the North West province.

The main towns in the municipality are Ganyesa, Pomfret, Morokweng and Piet Plessis.

[4] The municipal council consists of twenty-nine members elected by mixed-member proportional representation.

Fifteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in fifteen wards, while the remaining fourteen 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) obtained a majority of twenty seats on the council.