Metsimaholo Local Municipality
| Metsimaholo | ||
|---|---|---|
| Local municipality | ||
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| Country | South Africa | |
| Province | Free State | |
| District | Fezile Dabi | |
| Seat | Sasolburg | |
| Wards | 21 | |
| Government[1] | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | Tshepo Brutus Mahlaku | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 1,717 km2 (663 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011)[2] | ||
| • Total | 149,108 | |
| • Density | 87/km2 (220/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011)[2] | ||
| • Black African | 82.3% | |
| • Coloured | 0.7% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.3% | |
| • White | 16.4% | |
| First languages (2011)[2] | ||
| • Sotho | 59.9% | |
| • Afrikaans | 16.7% | |
| • Xhosa | 7.6% | |
| • Zulu | 6.0% | |
| • Other | 9.8% | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | FS204 | |
Metsimaholo Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Fezile Dabi District of the Free State in South Africa. "Metsimaholo" means "big water" in Sesotho.[3]
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[4]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bertha Village | 41901 | 0.58 | 666 | Sotho |
| Coalbrook | 41902 | 0.69 | 30 | Xhosa |
| Deneysville | 41903 | 6.50 | 1,124 | Afrikaans |
| Holly Country | 41904 | 0.93 | 614 | Afrikaans |
| Metsimaholo | 41914 | 0.79 | 3,193 | Sotho |
| Oranjeville | 41906 | 7.73 | 297 | Afrikaans |
| Refengkgotso | 41907 | 5.65 | 13,792 | Sotho |
| Richmond Valley | 41908 | 0.37 | 209 | Afrikaans |
| Sasolburg | 41909 | 49.82 | 24,568 | Afrikaans |
| Taaibos | 41910 | 1.50 | 1,301 | Afrikaans |
| Vaal Power | 41911 | 0.65 | 798 | Sotho |
| Viljoensdrift | 41912 | 2.49 | 589 | Sotho |
| Zamdela | 41913 | 10.21 | 57,070 | Sotho |
| Remainder of the municipality | 41905 | 1,651.37 | 11,723 | Sotho |
Politics
The municipal council consists of forty-two members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twenty-one councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty-one wards, while the remaining twenty-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 18 May 2011 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of twenty-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 | ||
| African National Congress | 24,404 | 24,697 | 49,101 | 63.0 | 16 | 10 | 26 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 13,770 | 13,662 | 27,432 | 35.2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | |
| Freedom Front Plus | 627 | 584 | 1,211 | 1.6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Independent | 113 | – | 113 | 0.1 | 0 | – | 0 | |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 30 | – | 30 | 0.0 | 0 | – | 0 | |
| Total | 38,944 | 38,943 | 77,887 | 100.0 | 21 | 21 | 42 | |
| Spoilt votes | 457 | 443 | 900 | |||||
References
- ↑ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Local Municipality". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
- ↑ South African Languages - Place names
- ↑ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
- ↑ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Metsimaholo". Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
- ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Metsimaholo". Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
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