Thaba Chweu Local Municipality
Thaba Chweu | |
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 Seal | |
 Location in Mpumalanga | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Mpumalanga |
| District | Ehlanzeni |
| Seat | Lydenburg |
| Wards | 14 |
| Government | |
| • Type | |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5,719 km2 (2,208 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 98,387 |
| • Density | 17/km2 (45/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 81.6% |
| • Coloured | 2.6% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.6% |
| • White | 14.5% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Northern Sotho | 36.2% |
| • Swazi | 17.8% |
| • Afrikaans | 15.2% |
| • Zulu | 7.7% |
| • Other | 23.1% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | MP321 |
Thaba Chweu Local Municipality, is a municipality of South Africa, located in the Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga.
Main places[]
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[3]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graskop | 81401 | 1.57 | 2,326 | Afrikaans |
| Lydenburg | 81402 | 26.12 | 6,858 | Afrikaans |
| Mashishing | 81403 | 4.19 | 16,185 | Northern Sotho |
| Pilgrim's Rest | 81404 | 15.28 | 16,251 | Northern Sotho |
| Sabie | 81405 | 78.81 | 5,674 | Afrikaans |
| Simile | 81406 | 0.94 | 6,265 | Swazi |
| Remainder of the municipality | 81407 | 5,553.77 | 27,679 | Northern Sotho |
Politics[]
The municipal council consists of twenty-seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Fourteen are elected by first-past-the-post voting in fourteen wards, while the remaining thirteen 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 seventeen seats on the council.
The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.[4][5]
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
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| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| ANC | 16,722 | 17,000 | 33,722 | 62.0 | 11 | 6 | 17 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 6,556 | 6,606 | 13,162 | 24.2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
| EFF | 1,963 | 2,016 | 3,979 | 7.3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Bushbuckridge Residents Association | 459 | 763 | 1,222 | 2.3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Freedom Front Plus | 463 | 487 | 950 | 1.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent | 515 | – | 515 | 1.0 | 0 | – | 0 | |
| African People's Convention | 143 | 132 | 275 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| PAC | 103 | 97 | 200 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| COPE | 99 | 72 | 171 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| ACDP | 71 | 94 | 165 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 27,094 | 27,267 | 54,361 | 100.0 | 14 | 13 | 27 | |
| Spoilt votes | 613 | 425 | 1,038 | |||||
References[]
- ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ a b c "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
- ^ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Thaba Chweu" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
- ^ "Seat Calculation Detail: Thaba Chweu" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
External links[]
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List of municipalities in Mpumalanga | ||||||||
Municipalities and communities of Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga | ||
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District seat: Mbombela | ||
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Coordinates: 25°5′S 30°35′E / 25.083°S 30.583°E
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