Local Municipality of Madibeng

Madibeng
Local municipality

Seal
Location in the North West
Location in the North West
Country South Africa
Province North West
District Bojanala Platinum
Seat Brits
Wards 36
Government[1]
 • Type Municipal council
 • Mayor Poppy Magongwa
Area
 • Total 3,839 km2 (1,482 sq mi)
Population (2011)[2]
 • Total 477,381
 • Density 120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[2]
 • Black African 89.3%
 • Coloured 0.9%
 • Indian/Asian 0.5%
 • White 8.9%
First languages (2011)[3]
 • Tswana 43.5%
 • Tsonga 11.0%
 • Afrikaans 9.0%
 • Northern Sotho 7.9%
 • Other 28.6%
Time zone SAST (UTC+2)
Municipal code NW372

The Local Municipality of Madibeng is a local municipality in Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West Province, South Africa. The seat of local municipality is Brits. The popular tourist area of Hartebeespoort is also located in the municipality.

Main places

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

Place Code Area (km2) Population Most spoken language
Bafokeng 602017.3617,380Tswana
Bakgatla Ba Mmakau 60202214.9758,055Tswana
Bakwena Ba Magopa 6020395.4333,566Tswana
Bakwena Boo Modimosana Ba Ga Makau 60204387.2615,613Tswana
Bapo Ba Ga Mogale 6020520.5337,311Tswana
Borakalalo Nature Reserve 6020673.8548Tswana
Brits 6020724.8012,383Afrikaans
Damonsville 602080.591,680Afrikaans
Elandsdrift 602090.08255Xhosa
Ga-Rankuwa 60210508.0237,533Tswana
Hartbeespoort Dam Nature Reserve 6021123.9942Afrikaans
Hartebeesfontein New Paradise 602121.3393Afrikaans
Hartebeespoort 6021313.276,329Afrikaans
Jonathan 6021426.87625Zulu
Lethlabile 6021510.3835,606Tswana
Magaliesberg Nature Reserve 6021720.80329Afrikaans
Maroelakop 602180.472,523Xhosa
Mooinooi 602193.153,894Afrikaans
Oskraal 6022015.74934Tswana
Oukasie 602213.7319,627Tswana
Pelindaba 6022220.23156Afrikaans
Sechaba-Sa-Ba-Taung 6022327.5312,306Sotho
Sonop 602243.041,946Afrikaans
Western Platinum Mines 602250.795,090Xhosa
Remainder of the municipality 602162,310.1634,936Tswana

Politics

The municipal council consists of seventy-two members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-six councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-six wards, while the remaining thirty-six 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-four 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 78,052 79,553 157,605 74.7 31 23 54
Democratic Alliance 20,923 20,440 41,363 19.6 5 9 14
Congress of the People 2,036 1,965 4,001 1.9 0 1 1
Freedom Front Plus 921 760 1,681 0.8 0 1 1
African Christian Democratic Party 661 583 1,244 0.6 0 1 1
African People's Convention 441 776 1,217 0.6 0 1 1
United Christian Democratic Party 525 548 1,073 0.5 0 0 0
Azanian People's Organisation 248 380 628 0.3 0 0 0
Independent 578 – 578 0.3 0 – 0
United Independent Front 290 212 502 0.2 0 0 0
Pan Africanist Congress 310 164 474 0.2 0 0 0
Movement Democratic Party 350 117 467 0.2 0 0 0
National Freedom Party 25 137 162 0.1 0 0 0
Total 105,360 105,635 210,995 100.0 36 36 72
Spoilt votes 2,134 1,716 3,850

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

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Coordinates: 25°25′S 27°45′E / 25.417°S 27.750°E