Ditsobotla Local Municipality

Ditsobotla
Local municipality

Seal
Location in the North West
Location in the North West
Country South Africa
Province North West
District Ngaka Modiri Molema
Seat Lichtenburg
Wards 21
Government[1]
 • Type Municipal council
 • Mayor Lesego Holele
Area
 • Total 6,465 km2 (2,496 sq mi)
Population (2011)[2]
 • Total 168,902
 • Density 26/km2 (68/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[2]
 • Black African 89.1%
 • Coloured 1.9%
 • Indian/Asian 0.6%
 • White 8.2%
First languages (2011)[3]
 • Tswana 78.6%
 • Afrikaans 9.8%
 • Xhosa 3.0%
 • English 2.4%
 • Other 6.2%
Time zone SAST (UTC+2)
Municipal code NW384

Ditsobotla Local Municipality is a local municipality in Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality, North West Province, South Africa. The seat of local municipality is Lichtenburg.

Main places

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

Place Code Area (km2) Population Most spoken language
Bakwena Ba Ga Serobatse 609012.371,392Tswana
Banogeng 609020.72502Tswana
Boikhutso 609032.2216,914Tswana
Coligny 609043.507,000Tswana
Ga-Raphalane 6090626.3424,104Tswana
Itekeng 609070.352,591Tswana
Itsoseng 609087.6222,879Tswana
Kopano 609096.788,325Tswana
Lichtenburg 6091087.1311,927Afrikaans
Mosiane 609111.731,056Tswana
Tlhabologang 609120.635,852Tswana
Remainder of the municipality 609056,325.4945,059Tswana

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 thirty-two 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 28,931 29,855 58,786 75.8 19 13 32
Democratic Alliance 5,901 5,801 11,702 15.1 2 5 7
Congress of the People 1,299 1,230 2,529 3.3 0 1 1
United Christian Democratic Party 844 773 1,617 2.1 0 1 1
Independent 980 – 980 1.3 0 – 0
Freedom Front Plus 490 405 895 1.1 0 1 1
African Christian Democratic Party 271 323 594 0.8 0 0 0
South African Political Party 244 226 470 0.6 0 0 0
Total 38,960 38,613 77,573 100.0 21 21 42
Spoilt votes 974 1,283 2,257

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: Ditsobotla". Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  6. ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Ditsobotla". Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.

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Coordinates: 26°5′S 26°15′E / 26.083°S 26.250°E