Setsoto Local Municipality

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Setsoto
Local municipality

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Location in the Free State
Location in the Free State
Country South Africa
Province Free State
District Thabo Mofutsanyane
Seat Ficksburg
Wards 18
Government[1]
 • Type Municipal council
 • Mayor Mbothoma Solomon Maduna
Area
 • Total 5,966 km2 (2,303 sq mi)
Population (2011)[2]
 • Total 112,597
 • Density 19/km2 (49/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[2]
 • Black African 92.3%
 • Coloured 1.0%
 • Indian/Asian 0.8%
 • White 5.7%
First languages (2011)[2]
 • Sotho 87.2%
 • Afrikaans 7.1%
 • English 2.9%
 • Sign language 1.2%
 • Other 1.6%
Time zone SAST (UTC+2)
Municipal code FS191

Setsoto Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Thabo Mofutsanyane District of the Free State in South Africa. The name is a Sesotho word meaning "beauty". Setsoto is headed by Ficksburg, followed by Senekal, Clocolan and Marquard. It is the getaway municipality to the Kingdom of Lesotho through Ficksburg. Setsoto is rich in agriculture as well as producing cherries.

The first mayor was Ms M.Molete and the current is Mr M.S Maduna.[3]

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[4]

Place Code Area (km2) Population Most spoken language
Clocolan 4120116.711,366Sotho
Ficksburg 4120221.638,307Sotho
Hlohlolwane 412032.2515,275Sotho
Mafeleng 412040.231,255Sotho
Marquard 412051.561,024Afrikaans
Matwabeng 412063.6519,218Sotho
Meqheleng 412074.1325,900Sotho
Moemaneng 412081.8612,067Sotho
Senekal 4120933.403,333Sotho
Remainder of the municipality 412105,880.9535,434Sotho

Politics

The municipal council consists of thirty-five members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Eighteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in eighteen wards, while the remaining seventeen 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 20,849 21,316 42,165 74.8 17 9 26
Democratic Alliance 5,099 4,936 10,035 17.8 1 5 6
Congress of the People 1,138 1,397 2,535 4.5 0 2 2
Freedom Front Plus 518 288 806 1.4 0 1 1
Dikwankwetla Party 397 356 753 1.3 0 0 0
Independent 68 – 68 0.1 0 – 0
Total 28,069 28,293 56,362 100.0 18 17 35
Spoilt votes 772 529 1,301

References

  1. ↑ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Retrieved 22 February 2012. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Local Municipality". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 11 September 2013. 
  3. ↑ South African Languages - Place names
  4. ↑ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  5. ↑ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Setsoto". Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013. 
  6. ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Setsoto". Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013. 

External links

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Coordinates: 28°52′25″S 27°52′41″E / 28.87361°S 27.87806°E / -28.87361; 27.87806

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