Mogalakwena Local Municipality

Mogalakwena
Local municipality

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Location in Limpopo
Location in Limpopo
Country South Africa
Province Limpopo
District Waterberg
Seat Mokopane
Wards 32
Government[1]
 • Type Municipal council
 • Mayor Esther Mothibi
Area
 • Total 6,166 km2 (2,381 sq mi)
Population (2011)[2]
 • Total 307,682
 • Density 50/km2 (130/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[2]
 • Black African 96.1%
 • Coloured 0.1%
 • Indian/Asian 0.5%
 • White 3.0%
First languages (2011)[3]
 • Northern Sotho 73.5%
 • Tsonga 9.1%
 • Southern Ndebele 6.6%
 • Afrikaans 3.1%
 • Other 7.7%
Time zone SAST (UTC+2)
Municipal code LIM367

Mogalakwena Local Municipality is located in the Waterberg District Municipality of Limpopo province, South Africa. The seat of Mogalakwena Local Municipality is Mokopane.

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[4]

Place Code Area (km2) Population Most spoken language
Babirwa 919015.173,328Northern Sotho
Bakenberg 919021,223.97101,580Northern Sotho
Bakoni Manetji 91903581.6027,375Northern Sotho
Ba-Mokopane 91904130.4944,026Northern Sotho
Batlokwa 9190596.648,190Northern Sotho
Lekalakala Part 1 919069.2420,394Northern Sotho
Lekalakala Part 2 919172.501,305Northern Sotho
Mahwelereng 9190710.1232,819Northern Sotho
Matlala Dichoeneng 919092.343,265Northern Sotho
Matlala 919082.48535Northern Sotho
Mokerong 9191123.9345Northern Sotho
Nkiditlana 919121.301,202Northern Sotho
Potgietersrus 9191365.9719,391Afrikaans
Rebone 919142.602,579Northern Sotho
Sekgakgapeng 919154.0012,113Northern Sotho
Tsebishi 919160.921,838Northern Sotho
Remainder of the municipality 919104,021.1218,464Northern Sotho

Politics

The municipal council consists of sixty-three members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-two councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-two wards, while the remaining thirty-one 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 18 May 2011 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of fifty-three seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[5][6]

Party Votes Seats
Ward List Total % Ward List Total
African National Congress 52,245 56,644 108,889 80.1 31 22 53
Democratic Alliance 4,497 4,761 9,258 6.8 1 4 5
Independent 6,920 – 6,920 5.1 0 – 0
Congress of the People 2,224 2,509 4,733 3.5 0 2 2
African People's Convention 575 962 1,537 1.1 0 1 1
Azanian People's Organisation 573 661 1,234 0.9 0 1 1
Freedom Front Plus 570 469 1,039 0.8 0 1 1
Pan Africanist Congress 401 478 879 0.7 0 0 0
African Christian Democratic Party 435 433 868 0.6 0 0 0
United Democratic Movement 226 251 477 0.3 0 0 0
National Freedom Party 20 104 124 0.1 0 0 0
Total 68,686 67,272 135,958 100.0 32 31 63
Spoilt votes 1,353 2,213 3,566

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. ↑ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. ↑ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  5. ↑ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Mogalakwena" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  6. ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Mogalakwena" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.

Coordinates: 23°50′S 28°40′E / 23.833°S 28.667°E / -23.833; 28.667

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