Rustenburg
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Rustenburg (/ˈrʌstənbɜːrɡ/; Afrikaans pronunciation: [ˈrœstənbœrχ], Afrikaans and Dutch: City of Rest[4]) is a city at the foot of the Magaliesberg mountain range. Rustenburg is the most populous city in North West province, South Africa (549,575 in 2011 and 626,522 in the 2016 census).[5] In 2017, the city's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) reached ZAR 63.8 billion,[6][7][8] accounting for 21.1% of the GDP of the North West Province, and 1.28% of the GDP of South Africa. Rustenburg was one of the official host cities of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, being in close proximity to Phokeng, the capital of the Royal Bafokeng Nation, where the Royal Bafokeng Stadium is located. The England national football team also used this as their base camp for the tournament.
Rustenburg | |
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Coordinates: 25°40′00″S 27°14′34″E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | North West |
District | Bojanala |
Municipality | Rustenburg |
Established | 1851; 173 years ago (1851) |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal ward |
• Mayor | Sheila Mabale-Huma[1] (ANC) |
Area | |
• Total | 282.42 km2 (109.04 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,170 m (3,840 ft) |
Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 549,575[3] |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 52.9% |
• Coloured | 2.8% |
• Indian/Asian | 3.3% |
• White | 40.4% |
• Other | 0.6% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Afrikaans | 41.2% |
• Tswana | 27.9% |
• English | 11.9% |
• Sotho | 4.0% |
• Other | 15.0% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 0300 |
Area code | 014 |
Website | Rustenburg Local Municipality |