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:[3] Ruigtesloot 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.

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