City of Matlosana

City of Matlosana
Local municipality

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Location in the North West
Location in the North West
Coordinates: 26°50′S 26°30′E / 26.833°S 26.500°ECoordinates: 26°50′S 26°30′E / 26.833°S 26.500°E
Country South Africa
Province North West
District Dr Kenneth Kaunda
Seat Klerksdorp
Wards 35
Government[1]
 • Type Municipal council
 • Mayor M Khaue
Area
 • Total 3,561 km2 (1,375 sq mi)
Population (2011)[2]
 • Total 398,676
 • Density 110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[2]
 • Black African 81.0%
 • Coloured 3.5%
 • Indian/Asian 0.8%
 • White 14.5%
First languages (2011)[3]
 • Tswana 36.7%
 • Sotho 20.3%
 • Afrikaans 17.6%
 • Xhosa 14.3%
 • Other 11.1%
Time zone SAST (UTC+2)
Municipal code NW403

The City of Matlosana (formerly City Council of Klerksdorp) is a local municipality in Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality, North West Province, South Africa.

Main places

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

Place Code Area (km2) Population Most spoken language
Buffelsfontein 619010.241,825Sotho
Dominionville 619036.24542Afrikaans
Faan Meintjies Nature Reserve 619048.8618Xhosa
GTC Village 619050.41445Sotho
Hartebeesfontein 619063.721,275Afrikaans
Hartebeestfontein 6190760.654,350Sotho
Jouberton 6190815.74104,977Tswana
Kanana 619099.9066,936Sotho
Khayalihle 619100.091,501Xhosa
Khuma 619117.0842,963Tswana
Klerksdorp 61912115.1759,509Afrikaans
Margaret Mine 6191356.230 -
Orkney 61914137.7015,539Afrikaans
Paballong Village 619150.24516Xhosa
Stilfontein Gold Mine 619170.32470Tswana
Stilfontein 619167.6314,713Afrikaans
Tigane 619181.2112,111Tswana
Vaal Reefs 619196.1511,345Xhosa
Remainder of the municipality 619023,125.0920,194Tswana

Politics

The municipal council consists of seventy members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-five councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-five wards, while the remaining thirty-five 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 fifty-one seats in 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 74,825 75,205 150,030 72.7 26 25 51
Democratic Alliance 22,528 22,840 45,368 22.0 9 7 16
Freedom Front Plus 2,290 1,931 4,221 2.0 0 2 2
Congress of the People 1,769 1,596 3,365 1.6 0 1 1
African Christian Democratic Party 565 469 1,034 0.5 0 0 0
African People's Convention 390 573 963 0.5 0 0 0
Pan Africanist Congress 173 150 323 0.2 0 0 0
United Democratic Movement 112 185 297 0.1 0 0 0
National Freedom Party 80 149 229 0.1 0 0 0
Azanian People's Organisation 61 140 201 0.1 0 0 0
Independent 179 – 179 0.1 0 – 0
Independent Ratepayers Association of SA 103 – 103 0.1 0 – 0
South African Political Party 19 41 60 0.0 0 0 0
Total 103,094 103,279 206,373 100.0 35 35 70
Spoilt votes 1,596 1,273 2,869

References

  1. ↑ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Table: Census 2011 by district council, gender, age in 5 year groups and population group". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  3. ↑ "Table: Census 2011 by district council, gender, language and population group". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  4. ↑ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  5. ↑ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Matlosana". Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  6. ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Matlosana". Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.

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