Rustenburg

For other uses, see Rustenburg (disambiguation).

Rustenburg
City
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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 (1851)
Government
• Type	Municipal ward
• Mayor	Sheila Mabale-Huma (ANC)
Area
• Total	282.42 km2 (109.04 sq mi)
Elevation	1,170 m (3,840 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	549,575
• Density	1,945.9/km2 (5,040.0/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
• Black African	52.9%
• White	40.4%
• Indian/Asian	3.3%
• Coloured	2.8%
• 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

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Rustenburg (/ˈrʌstənbɜːrɡ/; Afrikaans pronunciation: [ˈrœstənbœrχ], Afrikaans and Dutch: Town of Rest) 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). In 2017, the city's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) reached ZAR 63.8 billion, 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.