Makhuduthamaga Municipality (Northern Sotho: Mmasepala wa Makhuduthamaga) is a local municipality within Sekhukhune District Municipality, in the Limpopo province of South Africa.
Makhuduthamaga | |
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 Seal | |
.svg) Location in Limpopo | |
| Coordinates: 24°45′S 29°45′E / 24.750°S 29.750°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Limpopo |
| District | Sekhukhune |
| Seat | Jane Furse (Mmašadi) |
| Wards | 31 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Minah Bahula (ANC) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,097 km2 (810 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 274,358 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 99.7% |
| • Coloured | 0.0% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.1% |
| • White | 0.1% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Northern Sotho | 93.8% |
| • Swazi | 1.5% |
| • Zulu | 1.4% |
| • Other | 3.3% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | LIM473 |
Main places edit
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[2]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kwena Madihlaba | 92001 | 64.20 | 16,807 | Sepedi |
| Kwena Mashabela | 92002 | 81.55 | 5,261 | Sepedi |
| Mampane | 92003 | 5.13 | 6,257 | Sepedi |
| Masemola | 92004 | 439.21 | 33,403 | Sepedi |
| Matlala | 92005 | 2.28 | 1,481 | Sepedi |
| Morwangwato | 92006 | 309.91 | 17,208 | Sepedi |
| Ndebele | 92007 | 1.63 | 894 | Sepedi |
| Pedi Mamone | 92008 | 259.95 | 44,324 | Sepedi |
| Phokwane | 92009 | 249.09 | 41,630 | Sepedi |
| Roka Phasha Phokoane | 92010 | 95.88 | 8,853 | Sepedi |
| SMN | 92011 | 574.06 | 82,018 | Sepedi |
| Tisane | 92012 | 17.10 | 3,777 | Sepedi |
| Vergelegen | 92013 | 0.57 | 979 | Sepedi |
| Ga-Mohlala | 92014 | 2.57 | 4.566 | Sepedi |
Politics edit
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 3 August 2016, the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of forty-three seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[3][4]
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| ANC | 42,671 | 46,667 | 85,338 | 68.0 | 31 | 12 | 43 | |
| EFF | 13,652 | 13,641 | 27,293 | 21.7 | 0 | 14 | 14 | |
| DA | 2,157 | 2,102 | 4,259 | 3.4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| African People's Socialist Party | 1,130 | 1,068 | 2,198 | 1.8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Azanian People's Organisation | 718 | 780 | 1,498 | 1.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| South African Maintenance and Estate Beneficiaries Association | 706 | 711 | 1,417 | 1.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Independent | 931 | – | 931 | 0.7 | 0 | – | 0 | |
| Others | 1,014 | 1,635 | 2,649 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 62,979 | 62,604 | 125,583 | 100.0 | 31 | 31 | 62 | |
| Spoilt votes | 1,070 | 1,276 | 2,346 | |||||
References edit
- ^ a b c "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Makhuduthamaga" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
- ^ "Seat Calculation Detail: Makhuduthamaga" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 January 2017.