Tswaing Local Municipality

Tswaing
Local municipality
Location in the North West
Location in the North West
Country South Africa
Province North West
District Ngaka Modiri Molema
Seat Delareyville
Wards 15
Government[1]
  Type Municipal council
  Mayor Manketse Tlhape
Area
  Total 5,966 km2 (2,303 sq mi)
Population (2011)[2]
  Total 124,218
  Density 21/km2 (54/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[2]
  Black African 92.4%
  Coloured 1.4%
  Indian/Asian 0.3%
  White 5.6%
First languages (2011)[3]
  Tswana 83.5%
  Afrikaans 6.8%
  Sotho 2.5%
  Xhosa 2.2%
  Other 5%
Time zone SAST (UTC+2)
Municipal code NW382

Tswaing Local Municipality is a local Municipality consisting of the towns of Delareyville, Sannieshof and Ottosdal in the Central District Municipality situated in the North West Province of South Africa.

Main places

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

Place Code Area (km2) Population Most spoken language
Agisanang 607011.226,138Tswana
Atamelang 607021.675,240Tswana
Bakolobeng 607038.255,726Tswana
Barolong Boo Ratlou Ba Ga Seitshwaro 6070447.4125,243Tswana
Bopanang 607057.7216,581Tswana
Delareyville 607064.182,717Tswana
Kopano 607071.54649Tswana
Letsopa 607081.3111,779Tswana
Mixed TA 60709663.591,141Tswana
Ottosdal 607102.431,264Afrikaans
Sannieshof 607112.131,281Afrikaans
Remainder of the municipality 607125,224.6336,379Tswana

Politics

The municipal council consists of thirty members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Fifteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in fifteen wards, while the remaining fifteen 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-two 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 19,588 20,079 39,667 73.5 13 9 22
Democratic Alliance 5,857 5,881 11,738 21.7 2 5 7
United Christian Democratic Party 450 504 954 1.8 0 1 1
Freedom Front Plus 519 262 781 1.4 0 0 0
African Christian Democratic Party 217 223 440 0.8 0 0 0
Independent 381 381 0.7 0 0
Total 27,012 26,949 53,961 100.0 15 15 30
Spoilt votes 723 806 1,529

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: Tswaing". Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  6. "Seat Calculation Detail: Tswaing". Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2013.

Coordinates: 26°41′S 25°28′E / 26.683°S 25.467°E