Thaba Chweu Local Municipality
| Thaba Chweu | ||
|---|---|---|
| Local municipality | ||
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.svg.png) Location in Mpumalanga | ||
| Country | South Africa | |
| Province | Mpumalanga | |
| District | Ehlanzeni | |
| Seat | Lydenburg | |
| Wards | 14 | |
| Government[1] | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | M Morobela | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 5,719 km2 (2,208 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011)[2] | ||
| • Total | 98,387 | |
| • Density | 17/km2 (45/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011)[2] | ||
| • Black African | 81.6% | |
| • Coloured | 2.6% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.6% | |
| • White | 14.5% | |
| First languages (2011)[3] | ||
| • Northern Sotho | 36.2% | |
| • Swazi | 17.8% | |
| • Afrikaans | 15.2% | |
| • Zulu | 7.7% | |
| • Other | 23.1% | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | MP321 | |
Thaba Chweu Local Municipality, is a municipality of South Africa, located in the Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga.
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[4]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graskop | 81401 | 1.57 | 2,326 | Afrikaans |
| Lydenburg | 81402 | 26.12 | 6,858 | Afrikaans |
| Mashishing | 81403 | 4.19 | 16,185 | Northern Sotho |
| Pilgrim's Rest | 81404 | 15.28 | 16,251 | Northern Sotho |
| Sabie | 81405 | 78.81 | 5,674 | Afrikaans |
| Simile | 81406 | 0.94 | 6,265 | Swazi |
| Remainder of the municipality | 81407 | 5,553.77 | 27,679 | Northern Sotho |
Politics
The municipal council consists of twenty-seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Fourteen are elected by first-past-the-post voting in fourteen wards, while the remaining thirteen 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 twenty seats on the council.
The following table shows the results of the 2011 election.[5][6]
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| African National Congress | 16,998 | 17,686 | 34,684 | 72.6 | 12 | 8 | 20 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 4,781 | 4,766 | 9,547 | 20.0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| Pan Africanist Congress | 361 | 445 | 806 | 1.7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Freedom Front Plus | 421 | 366 | 787 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Congress of the People | 359 | 377 | 736 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent | 710 | – | 710 | 1.5 | 0 | – | 0 | |
| African People's Convention | 257 | 244 | 501 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 23,887 | 23,884 | 47,771 | 100.0 | 14 | 13 | 27 | |
| Spoilt votes | 495 | 524 | 1,019 | |||||
References
- ↑ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Table: Census 2011 by district council, gender, language and population group". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
- ↑ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
- ↑ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Thaba Chweu". Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
- ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Thaba Chweu". Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
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