Thabo Mofutsanyana District Municipality
Thabo Mofutsanyane | |
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District municipality | |
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![]() Location of Thabo Mofutsanyana District Municipality within Free State | |
Coordinates: 28°32′S 28°49′E / 28.533°S 28.817°ECoordinates: 28°32′S 28°49′E / 28.533°S 28.817°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Free State |
Seat | Phuthaditjhaba |
Local municipalities | |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Malefu Vilakazi (ANC) |
Area | |
• Total | 33,269 km2 (12,845 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 736,238 |
• Density | 22/km2 (57/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 93.8 |
• Coloured | 0.8% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.4% |
• White | 4.8% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Sotho | 78.5% |
• Zulu | 10.4% |
• Afrikaans | 6.0% |
• English | 2.0% |
• Other | 3.1% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Municipal code | DC19 |
Thabo Mofutsanyana is one of the 5 districts of the Free State province of South Africa. The seat of Thabo Mofutsanyana is Witsieshoek. The majority of its 725 932 people speak Sesotho (2001 Census). The district code is DC19
Geography[]
Neighbours[]
Thabo Mofutsanyana is surrounded by:
- Fezile Dabi to the north (DC20)
- Gert Sibande in Mpumalanga to the north-east (DC30)
- Amajuba in Kwa-Zulu Natal to the east (DC25)
- Uthukela to the south-east (DC23)
- The kingdom of Lesotho to the south
- Mangaung Metro to the south-west
- Lejweleputswa to the west (DC18)
Local municipalities[]
The district contains the following local municipalities:
Local municipality | Population | % | Dominant language |
---|---|---|---|
Maluti-a-Phofung | 335 784 | 45.61% | Sotho |
Dihlabeng | 128 704 | 17.48% | Sotho |
Setsoto | 112 597 | 15.29% | Sotho |
Nketoana | 60 324 | 8.19% | Sotho |
Mantsopa | 51 056 | 6.93% | Sotho |
Phumelela | 47 772 | 6.49% | Zulu |
Golden Gate Highlands National Park | 1 | 0.01% |
Demographics[]
The following statistics are from the 2011 census.
Language | Population | % |
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Sesotho | 570 076 | 78.55% |
IsiZulu | 75 410 | 10.39% |
Afrikaans | 43 226 | 5.96% |
English | 14 646 | 2.02% |
IsiXhosa | 4 106 | 0.57% |
Setswana | 2 380 | 0.33% |
IsiNdebele | 1 595 | 0.22% |
Sepedi | 761 | 0.10% |
Xitsonga | 429 | 0.06% |
SiSwati | 323 | 0.04% |
Tshivenda | 224 | 0.03% |
Gender[]
Gender | Population | % |
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Female | 393 068 | 53.39% |
Male | 343 170 | 46.61% |
Ethnic group[]
Ethnic group | Population | % |
---|---|---|
Black African | 690 340 | 93.77% |
White | 35 517 | 4.82% |
Coloured | 6 188 | 0.84% |
Indian/Asian | 2 881 | 0.39% |
Politics[]
Election results[]
Election results for Thabo Mofutsanyana in the 2019 South African general election.
- Registered voters: 398 412
- Total votes: 242 241
- Voting turnout: 60.8%
Party | Votes | % |
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African National Congress | 163 473 | 68.6% |
Democratic Alliance | 30 562 | 12.8% |
Economic Freedom Fighters | 26 805 | 11.3% |
Freedom Front Plus | 5 537 | 2.3% |
African Transformation Movement | 2 516 | 1.1% |
African Content Movement | 1 106 | 0.5% |
African Independent Congress | 1 085 | 0.5% |
Congress of the People | 930 | 0.4% |
African Christian Democratic Party | 813 | 0.3% |
Other parties | 9 414 | 2.2% |
Total | 242 241 | 100.00% |
References[]
- ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ a b "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
External links[]
Categories:
- District municipalities of the Free State (province)
- Thabo Mofutsanyana District Municipality