Tswelopele Local Municipality
| Tswelopele | ||
|---|---|---|
| Local municipality | ||
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.svg.png) Location in the Free State | ||
| Country | South Africa | |
| Province | Free State | |
| District | Lejweleputswa | |
| Seat | Bultfontein | |
| Wards | 8 | |
| Government[1] | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | Rosy Phukuntse | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 6,524 km2 (2,519 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011)[2] | ||
| • Total | 47,625 | |
| • Density | 7.3/km2 (19/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011)[2] | ||
| • Black African | 91.2% | |
| • Coloured | 1.2% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.4% | |
| • White | 6.9% | |
| First languages (2011)[3] | ||
| • Sotho | 54.0% | |
| • Xhosa | 19.9% | |
| • Tswana | 12.0% | |
| • Afrikaans | 8.3% | |
| • Other | 5.8% | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | FS183 | |
Tswelopele Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Lejweleputswa District of the Free State in South Africa. The name is a Sesotho word meaning "progress".[4]
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[5]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bultfontein | 40901 | 42.75 | 1,034 | Afrikaans |
| Hoopstad | 40902 | 28.34 | 662 | Afrikaans |
| Phahameng | 40903 | 3.37 | 20,063 | Sotho |
| Tikwana | 40904 | 1.73 | 11,032 | Sotho |
| Remainder of the municipality | 40905 | 6,447.20 | 20,913 | Sotho |
Politics
The municipal council consists of fifteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Eight councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in eight wards, while the remaining seven 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 twelve 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 | 11,318 | 11,519 | 22,837 | 81.0 | 8 | 4 | 12 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 1,675 | 1,640 | 3,315 | 11.8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Congress of the People | 784 | 738 | 1,522 | 5.4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Freedom Front Plus | 294 | 235 | 529 | 1.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 14,071 | 14,132 | 28,203 | 100.0 | 8 | 7 | 15 | |
| Spoilt votes | 327 | 271 | 598 | |||||
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.
- ↑ South African Languages - Place names
- ↑ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
- ↑ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Tswelopele". Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
- ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Tswelopele". Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
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Coordinates: 28°17′27″S 26°09′00″E / 28.29083°S 26.15000°E