Moses Kotane Local Municipality

Moses Kotane
Local municipality

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Location in the North West
Location in the North West
Country South Africa
Province North West
District Bojanala Platinum
Seat Mogwase
Wards 31
Government[1]
 • Type Municipal council
 • Mayor Peter Molelekeng
Area
 • Total 5,719 km2 (2,208 sq mi)
Population (2011)[2]
 • Total 242,554
 • Density 42/km2 (110/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[2]
 • Black African 98.3%
 • Coloured 0.3%
 • Indian/Asian 0.5%
 • White 0.8%
First languages (2011)[3]
 • Tswana 81.6%
 • Zulu 4.1%
 • Xhosa 3.4%
 • English 3.0%
 • Other 7.9%
Time zone SAST (UTC+2)
Municipal code NW375

Moses Kotane Local Municipality is a local municipality in Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West Province, South Africa. It is named in memory of Moses Kotane. The seat of local municipality is Mogwase.

Main places

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

Place Code Area (km2) Population Most spoken language
Amahlubi 60501563.293,646Xhosa
Bafokeng 60502138.544,305Tswana
Bakgatla Ba Ga Kgafela 605031,166.8975,072Tswana
Bakubung Ba Ratheo 60504203.2419,800Tswana
Bakwena Ba Mare A Phogole 6050572.953,314Tswana
Bakwena Boo Modimosana 60506235.2714,364Tswana
Baphalane 60507656.0822,101Tswana
Baphiring 60508152.358,887Tswana
Bapo 2 Ba Ga Mogale 605095.084,415Tswana
Bapo II 605100.821,643Tswana
Barokologadi Ba Ga Maotwa 60511289.337,100Tswana
Bataung Ba Moubane 605121.52529Tswana
Batlhako Boo Mututu Ba Ga Mabe 60513305.3815,526Tswana
Batlhalerwa 60514641.839,224Tswana
Batlokwa Ba Bogatsu 60515212.9516,518Tswana
Batlokwa Ba Ga Sedumedi 6051617.767,044Tswana
Batlokwa Boo Matlapane 6051770.261,444Tswana
Dinokaneng 60518128.1048Tswana
Mahobieskraal 605190.640 -
Makuntlwane A Kgote 605204.701,689Tswana
Mixed TA 6052163.000 -
Mogwase 6052215.769,342Tswana
Mokgatlha 605234.954,252Tswana
Mokgautsi 605242.182,271Tswana
Sun City 6052664.282,590English
Zwartklip 605273.541,413Xhosa
Remainder of the municipality 60525194.14337Tswana

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 forty-nine 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 44,381 47,187 91,568 77.7 29 20 49
Congress of the People 3,162 3,653 6,815 5.8 0 4 4
United Christian Democratic Party 3,354 3,027 6,381 5.4 0 3 3
Democratic Alliance 2,574 2,862 5,436 4.6 0 3 3
Independent 5,088 – 5,088 4.3 2 – 2
African Christian Democratic Party 928 733 1,661 1.4 0 1 1
African People's Convention 96 779 875 0.7 0 0 0
Total 59,583 58,241 117,824 100.0 31 31 62
Spoilt votes 1,696 2,062 3,758

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

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Coordinates: 25°10′S 26°50′E / 25.167°S 26.833°E