Naledi Local Municipality, Free State
| Naledi | ||
|---|---|---|
| Local municipality | ||
| ||
.svg.png) Location in the Free State | ||
| Country | South Africa | |
| Province | Free State | |
| District | Xhariep | |
| Seat | Dewetsdorp | |
| Wards | 4 | |
| Government[1] | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | Johnny Makitle | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 3,424 km2 (1,322 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011)[2] | ||
| • Total | 24,314 | |
| • Density | 7.1/km2 (18/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011)[2] | ||
| • Black African | 92.4% | |
| • Coloured | 1.9% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.5% | |
| • White | 4.9% | |
| First languages (2011)[3] | ||
| • Sotho | 83.7% | |
| • Afrikaans | 7.7% | |
| • Xhosa | 3.4% | |
| • English | 2.3% | |
| • Other | 2.9% | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | FS164 | |
Naledi Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Xhariep District of the Free State in South Africa. The name is a Sesotho word meaning "a star".[4]
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[5]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dewetsdorp | 40401 | 3.31 | 930 |
| Morojaneng | 40402 | 2.00 | 7,107 |
| Qibing | 40404 | 2.03 | 7,538 |
| Thapelang | 40405 | 0.39 | 847 |
| Van Standensrus | 40406 | 2.07 | 495 |
| Wepener | 40407 | 3.47 | 1,663 |
| Remainder of the municipality | 40403 | 3,410.55 | 8,895 |
Politics
The municipal council consists of eight members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Four councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in four wards, while the remaining four 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 six seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[6][7]
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| African National Congress | 5,123 | 5,201 | 10,324 | 75.4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 1,136 | 1,088 | 2,224 | 16.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Congress of the People | 329 | 316 | 645 | 4.7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| African People's Convention | 200 | 196 | 396 | 2.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| United Residents Front | 61 | 43 | 104 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 6,849 | 6,844 | 13,693 | 100.0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
| Spoilt votes | 138 | 142 | 280 | |||||
References
- ↑ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- 1 2 "Local Municipality". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
- ↑ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ↑ South African Languages - Place names
- ↑ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
- ↑ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Naledi" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
- ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Naledi" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
External links
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Coordinates: 29°34′59″S 26°40′26″E / 29.58306°S 26.67389°E