Greater Tubatse Local Municipality

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Greater Tubatse
Local municipality
Official seal of Greater Tubatse
Seal
Location in Limpopo
Location in Limpopo
Coordinates: 24°40′S 30°20′E / 24.667°S 30.333°E / -24.667; 30.333Coordinates: 24°40′S 30°20′E / 24.667°S 30.333°E / -24.667; 30.333
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceLimpopo
DistrictSekhukhune
SeatBurgersfort
Wards31
Government
[2]
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorRalepane Mammekwa[1]
Area
 • Total4,602 km2 (1,777 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total335,676
 • Density73/km2 (190/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[3]
 • Black African98.3%
 • Coloured0.2%
 • Indian/Asian0.2%
 • White1.3%
First languages (2011)
[4]
 • Northern Sotho88.1%
 • Swazi2.6%
 • Zulu1.7%
 • Afrikaans1.5%
 • Other6.1%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeLIM475

Greater Tubatse Local Municipality was located in the Sekhukhune District Municipality of Limpopo province, South Africa. In 2016, 3rd of August, it was merged with the Fetakgomo Local Municipality to form the Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality.[5]

Main places[]

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[6]

Place Code Area (km2) Population Most spoken language
98501 323.41 354 Northern Sotho
88501 181.27 10,653 Northern Sotho
Burgersfort 88502 23.67 1,578 Northern Sotho
88503 0.27 406 Swazi
88505 1.05 87 Afrikaans
88506 1.66 30 Northern Sotho
Marota 98502 61.47 0 -
98503 44.07 24 Northern Sotho
88507 95.74 1,048 Northern Sotho
88508 1.12 225 Afrikaans
98504 0.56 467 Northern Sotho
98505 46.42 0 -
Ohrigstad 88509 8.76 202 Northern Sotho
Penge 98506 6.52 1,257 Northern Sotho
98507 871.71 87,790 Northern Sotho
98508 4.06 939 Northern Sotho
98509 891.98 142,126 Northern Sotho
88510 59.23 13,931 Northern Sotho
Steelpoort 88511 8.83 1,101 Northern Sotho
88512 1.35 1,076 Northern Sotho
Remainder of the municipality 88504 1,954.82 6,855 Northern Sotho

Politics[]

The municipal council consists of sixty-two members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-one councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-one 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 seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[7][8]

Party Votes Seats
Ward List Total % Ward List Total
ANC 41,389 45,052 86,441 77.8 29 21 50
Independent 6,308 – 6,308 5.7 2 – 2
Democratic Alliance 2,859 2,949 5,808 5.2 0 3 3
COPE 2,464 3,154 5,618 5.1 0 3 3
PAC 1,783 1,779 3,562 3.2 0 2 2
African People's Convention 612 693 1,305 1.2 0 1 1
UDM 231 772 1,003 0.9 0 1 1
Azanian People's Organisation 317 563 880 0.8 0 0 0
South African Maintenance and Estate Beneficiaries Association 19 107 126 0.1 0 0 0
Total 55,982 55,069 111,051 100.0 31 31 62
Spoilt votes 1,175 2,186 3,361

References[]

  1. ^ http://enca.com/anc-replaces-axed-limpopo-mayors
  2. ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  3. ^ a b "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. ^ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  5. ^ "Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality - Overview". municipalities.co.za. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
  6. ^ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Greater Tubatse" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  8. ^ "Seat Calculation Detail: Greater Tubatse" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.

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