Makhado Local Municipality

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Makhado
Local municipality
Official seal of Makhado
Seal
Location in Limpopo
Location in Limpopo
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceLimpopo
DistrictVhembe
SeatLouis Trichardt
Wards38
Government
[1]
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorMavhungu Luruli
Area
 • Total8,300 km2 (3,200 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total516,031
 • Density62/km2 (160/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[2]
 • Black African97.3%
 • Coloured0.2%
 • Indian/Asian0.4%
 • White2.0%
First languages (2011)
[2]
 • Venda68.1%
 • Tsonga22.1%
 • Northern Sotho2.6%
 • Afrikaans2.2%
 • Other5%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeLIM344

Makhado Local Municipality is located in the Vhembe District Municipality of Limpopo province, South Africa. The seat of Makhado Local Municipality Louis Trichardt.[3]

Main places[]

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places: The population census is just an estimate, there are close to 1-million Tsonga speakers in Gauteng alone, as well as close to 300 000 Venda speakers, also in Gauteng, who are there for work purposes only and have their homes in Limpopo, both the Tsonga and the Venda population are larger should the census count be done during December holiday.[4]

Place Code Area (km2) Population Most spoken language
Bungeni 90801 20.67 18,192 Tsonga
90802 60.93 6,361 Venda
Dzanani 90803 650.70 75,746 Venda
90804 2.86 3,580 Venda
Hlanganani 90805 181.14 11,156 Venda
90806 17.45 14,337 Tsonga
90807 150.44 24,688 Venda
Louis Trichardt 90808 21.18 11,014 English, Venda, Tsonga
Madombidzha 90809 0.39 806 Venda
90810 9.77 13,051 Venda
90811 2.80 5,652 Venda
90812 1.59 1,875 Venda
90814 0.69 1,207 Venda
90815 73.39 7,033 Venda
90816 89.76 13,898 Venda
90817 71.04 24,794 Venda
90818 120.31 8,689 Venda
90819 12.68 16,210 Tsonga
90820 1.82 3,055 Venda
90821 5.63 5,006 Northern Sotho
Mukhari 90822 24.49 20,007 Tsonga
90823 2.78 3,307 Venda
90824 288.99 17,245 Venda
90825 1.66 1,427 Venda
90826 7.89 12,235 Venda
90827 161.96 15,665 Venda
90828 6.20 8,701 Venda
90829 36.48 5,924 Venda
90830 4.93 3,071 Tsonga
90831 6.05 7,043 Tsonga
90832 72.28 47,472 Venda
90833 18.81 7,512 Tsonga
Tiyani 90834 11.75 11,620 Tsonga
Tshikota 90835 42.88 4,099 Venda
Tshimbupfe 90836 107.89 17,538 Venda
90837 3.93 2,770 Venda
Vuwani 90838 13.58 19,770 Venda
Remainder of the municipality 90813 6,262.90 25,319 Tsonga

Politics[]

The municipal council consists of seventy-five members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-eight councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-eight wards, while the remaining thirty-seven 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 3 August 2016 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of fifty-six seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[5][6]

Party Votes Seats
Ward List Total % Ward List Total
ANC 61,221 61,878 123,099 74.6 37 19 56
Democratic Alliance 9,446 9,272 18,718 11.3 1 8 9
EFF 7,105 7,343 14,448 8.8 0 7 7
Ximoko Party 803 814 1,617 1.0 0 1 1
COPE 875 702 1,577 1.0 0 1 1
ACDP 820 643 1,463 0.9 0 1 1
Independent 1,140 – 1,140 0.7 0 – 0
Others 1,194 1,698 2,892 1.8 0 0 0
Total 82,604 82,350 164,954 100.0 38 37 75
Spoilt votes 964 1,122 2,086

References[]

  1. ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. ^ [1]
  4. ^ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Makhado" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  6. ^ "Seat Calculation Detail: Makhado" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 15 January 2017.

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Coordinates: 23°0′S 29°45′E / 23.000°S 29.750°E / -23.000; 29.750

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