Greater Tubatse Local Municipality

Greater Tubatse
Local municipality

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Location in Limpopo
Location in Limpopo
Coordinates: 24°40′S 30°20′E / 24.667°S 30.333°ECoordinates: 24°40′S 30°20′E / 24.667°S 30.333°E
Country South Africa
Province Limpopo
District Sekhukhune
Seat Burgersfort
Wards 31
Government[1]
 • Type Municipal council
 • Mayor Ralepane Mammekwa[2]
Area
 • Total 4,602 km2 (1,777 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 335,676
 • Density 73/km2 (190/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[3]
 • Black African 98.3%
 • Coloured 0.2%
 • Indian/Asian 0.2%
 • White 1.3%
First languages (2011)[4]
 • Northern Sotho 88.1%
 • Swazi 2.6%
 • Zulu 1.7%
 • Afrikaans 1.5%
 • Other 6.1%
Time zone SAST (UTC+2)
Municipal code LIM475

Greater Tubatse Local Municipality is located in the Sekhukhune District Municipality of Limpopo province, South Africa.

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[5]

Place Code Area (km2) Population Most spoken language
Babina Naare Ba Kgoete 98501323.41354Northern Sotho
Badimong 88501181.2710,653Northern Sotho
Burgersfort 8850223.671,578Northern Sotho
Doornbosch Mine 885030.27406Swazi
Lavino Chrome Mine 885051.0587Afrikaans
Magnetite Mine 885061.6630Northern Sotho
Marota 9850261.470 -
Matlala a Dinkwanyane 9850344.0724Northern Sotho
Monganeng 8850795.741,048Northern Sotho
Montrose Mine 885081.12225Afrikaans
Motodi 985040.56467Northern Sotho
Naphuno 9850546.420 -
Ohrigstad 885098.76202Northern Sotho
Penge 985066.521,257Northern Sotho
SD 98507871.7187,790Northern Sotho
Sealane 985084.06939Northern Sotho
Sekhukhuneland 98509891.98142,126Northern Sotho
Soe 8851059.2313,931Northern Sotho
Steelpoort 885118.831,101Northern Sotho
Winterveld Mine 885121.351,076Northern Sotho
Remainder of the municipality 885041,954.826,855Northern Sotho

Politics

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 18 May 2011 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of fifty seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[6][7]

Party Votes Seats
Ward List Total % Ward List Total
African National Congress 41,389 45,052 86,441 77.8 29 21 50
Independent 6,308 – 6,308 5.7 2 – 2
Democratic Alliance 2,859 2,949 5,808 5.2 0 3 3
Congress of the People 2,464 3,154 5,618 5.1 0 3 3
Pan Africanist Congress 1,783 1,779 3,562 3.2 0 2 2
African People's Convention 612 693 1,305 1.2 0 1 1
United Democratic Movement 231 772 1,003 0.9 0 1 1
Azanian People's Organisation 317 563 880 0.8 0 0 0
South African Maintanance and Estate Beneficiaries Associati 19 107 126 0.1 0 0 0
Total 55,982 55,069 111,051 100.0 31 31 62
Spoilt votes 1,175 2,186 3,361

References

  1. ↑ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. ↑ http://enca.com/anc-replaces-axed-limpopo-mayors
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Table: Census 2011 by district council, gender, age in 5 year groups and population group". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  4. ↑ "Table: Census 2011 by district council, gender, language and population group". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  5. ↑ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  6. ↑ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Greater Tubatse". Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  7. ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Greater Tubatse". Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.

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