Mogalakwena Local Municipality

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Mogalakwena
Local municipality
Official seal of Mogalakwena
Seal
Location in Limpopo
Location in Limpopo
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceLimpopo
DistrictWaterberg
SeatMokopane
Wards32
Government
[1]
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorAndrina Matsemela
Area
 • Total6,166 km2 (2,381 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total307,682
 • Density50/km2 (130/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[2]
 • Black African96.1%
 • Coloured0.1%
 • Indian/Asian0.5%
 • White3.0%
First languages (2011)
[3]
 • Northern Sotho73.5%
 • Tsonga9.1%
 • Southern Ndebele6.6%
 • Afrikaans3.1%
 • Other7.7%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeLIM367

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
91901 5.17 3,328 Northern Sotho
91902 1,223.97 101,580 Northern Sotho
91903 581.60 27,375 Northern Sotho
91904 130.49 44,026 Northern Sotho
Batlokwa 91905 96.64 8,190 Northern Sotho
Lekalakala Part 1 91906 9.24 20,394 Northern Sotho
Lekalakala Part 2 91917 2.50 1,305 Northern Sotho
Mahwelereng 91907 10.12 32,819 Northern Sotho
91909 2.34 3,265 Northern Sotho
91908 2.48 535 Northern Sotho
91911 23.93 45 Northern Sotho
91912 1.30 1,202 Northern Sotho
Potgietersrus 91913 65.97 19,391 Afrikaans
91914 2.60 2,579 Northern Sotho
Sekgakgapeng 91915 4.00 12,113 Northern Sotho
91916 0.92 1,838 Northern Sotho
Remainder of the municipality 91910 4,021.12 18,464 Northern Sotho

Politics[]

The municipal council consists of sixty-four 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-two 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 forty-one 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 43,467 44,356 87,823 63.5 30 11 41
EFF 13,487 13,960 27,447 19.8 0 13 13
Democratic Alliance 6,448 6,487 12,935 9.4 2 4 6
Freedom Front Plus 1,175 1,201 2,376 1.7 0 1 1
1,110 1,096 2,206 1.6 0 1 1
Independent 2,096 – 2,096 1.5 0 – 0
Azanian People's Organisation 453 394 847 0.6 0 1 1
COPE 235 369 604 0.4 0 1 1
ACDP 253 332 585 0.4 0 0 0
African People's Convention 74 465 539 0.4 0 0 0
PAC 199 184 383 0.3 0 0 0
United Christian Democratic Party 154 189 343 0.3 0 0 0
65 60 125 0.1 0 0 0
Total 69,216 69,093 138,309 100.0 32 32 64
Spoilt votes 1,138 1,324 2,462

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. ^ a b "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 January 2017.
  6. ^ "Seat Calculation Detail: Mogalakwena" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 January 2017.

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

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