Moqhaka Local Municipality
| Moqhaka | ||
|---|---|---|
| Local municipality | ||
| ||
.svg.png) Location in the Free State | ||
| Country | South Africa | |
| Province | Free State | |
| District | Fezile Dabi | |
| Seat | Kroonstad | |
| Wards | 25 | |
| Government[1] | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | Cllr. M. Mokgosi | |
| • Municipal Manager | Mr. S.M Mqwathi | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 7,925 km2 (3,060 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011)[2] | ||
| • Total | 160,532 | |
| • Density | 20/km2 (52/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011)[2] | ||
| • Black African | 87.2% | |
| • Coloured | 2.9% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.3% | |
| • White | 9.3% | |
| First languages (2011)[3] | ||
| • Sotho | 74.6% | |
| • Afrikaans | 13.6% | |
| • Xhosa | 3.9% | |
| • English | 2.5% | |
| • Other | 5.4% | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | FS201 | |
Moqhaka is a municipality in the Fezile Dabi District, Free State Province, South Africa.[4] In 2001 the population was 267 881 with a total area of 7925 km ². The seat of local government is Kroonstad.[5] The community name is the South-Sotho-word for "crown".[6]
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[7]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kroonstad | 41701 | 232.04 | 23,992 | Afrikaans |
| Maokeng | 41702 | 12.62 | 67,929 | Sotho |
| Matlwangtlwang | 41703 | 1.59 | 6,441 | Sotho |
| Rammulutsi | 41705 | 4.03 | 24,578 | Sotho |
| Steynsrus | 41706 | 1.66 | 1,192 | Afrikaans |
| Vaal Reefs Mine | 41707 | 12.04 | 5,050 | Sotho |
| Vierfontein | 41708 | 2.84 | 832 | Afrikaans |
| Viljoenskroon | 41709 | 13.73 | 2,514 | Afrikaans |
| Remainder of the municipality | 41704 | 7,619.38 | 35,362 | Sotho |
Politics
The municipal council consists of fifty members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twenty-five councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty-five wards, while the remaining twenty-five 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 thirty-four seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[8][9]
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| African National Congress | 29,086 | 29,784 | 58,870 | 67.6 | 21 | 13 | 34 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 9,653 | 9,684 | 19,337 | 22.2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | |
| Congress of the People | 2,402 | 2,814 | 5,216 | 6.0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| Freedom Front Plus | 1,060 | 700 | 1,760 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| African People's Convention | 365 | 371 | 736 | 0.8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 270 | 255 | 525 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Azanian People's Organisation | 220 | 276 | 496 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent | 208 | – | 208 | 0.2 | 0 | – | 0 | |
| Total | 43,264 | 43,884 | 87,148 | 100.0 | 25 | 25 | 50 | |
| Spoilt votes | 1,065 | 769 | 1,834 | |||||
References
- ↑ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- 1 2 "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ↑ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ↑ Website of Moqhaka Local Municipality
- ↑ Municipal Demarcation Board
- ↑ "South African Place Names explained". Retrieved 2013-10-06.
- ↑ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
- ↑ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Moqhaka" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
- ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Moqhaka" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
External links
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Coordinates: 27°39′S 27°14′E / 27.650°S 27.233°E