Maluti-a-Phofung Local Municipality

Maluti-a-Phofung
Local municipality

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Location in the Free State
Location in the Free State
Country South Africa
Province Free State
District Thabo Mofutsanyane
Seat Phuthaditjhaba
Wards 35
Government[1]
 • Type Municipal council
 • Mayor Sarah Moleleki
Area
 • Total 4,338 km2 (1,675 sq mi)
Population (2011)[2]
 • Total 335,784
 • Density 77/km2 (200/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[2]
 • Black African 98.2%
 • Coloured 0.2%
 • Indian/Asian 0.2%
 • White 1.3%
First languages (2011)[3]
 • Sotho 82.5%
 • Zulu 10.8%
 • Afrikaans 2.0%
 • English 1.5%
 • Other 3.2%
Time zone SAST (UTC+2)
Municipal code FS194

Maluti-a-Phofung Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Thabo Mofutsanyane District of the Free State in South Africa. The municipality is named after the Drakensberg mountains (known as "Maluti" in Sesotho). The peak in Qwaqwa is known as the Sentinel, which is called "Phofung" in Sesotho.[4]

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[5]

Place Code Area (km2) Population Most spoken language
42nd Hill 415012.8116,077Zulu
Bolata 4150233.4629,932Sotho
Harrismith 41503136.146,345Afrikaans
Intabazwe 415040.823,685Zulu
Kestell 4150513.54889Afrikaans
Mabolela 4150625.5223,727Sotho
Matsieng 4150879.6223,858Sotho
Monontsha 4150945.8150,438Sotho
Namahadi 4151059.5886,965Sotho
Phomolong 4151116.516,413Sotho
Phuthaditjhaba 4151238.4853,175Sotho
Thaba Bosiu 4151343.648,131Sotho
Thaba Tshweu 41514109.548,876Sotho
Thibela 4151531.305,039Sotho
Tlholong 415161.154,824Sotho
Tshiame 415179.2412,963Sotho
Witsieshoek 4151852.414,307Sotho
Remainder of the municipality 415073,721.5815,142Sotho

Politics

The municipal council consists of sixty-nine members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-five councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-five wards, while the remaining thirty-four 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-two 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 67,914 68,764 136,678 75.2 35 17 52
Dikwankwetla Party 13,106 12,629 25,735 14.2 0 10 10
Democratic Alliance 5,910 5,433 11,343 6.2 0 4 4
Congress of the People 593 1,431 2,024 1.1 0 1 1
African People's Convention 390 835 1,225 0.7 0 1 1
African Christian Democratic Party 536 495 1,031 0.6 0 1 1
Freedom Front Plus 670 193 863 0.5 0 0 0
Inkatha Freedom Party 335 441 776 0.4 0 0 0
National Freedom Party 271 485 756 0.4 0 0 0
Independent 567 – 567 0.3 0 – 0
Pan Africanist Congress 122 323 445 0.2 0 0 0
United Residents Front 155 84 239 0.1 0 0 0
Total 90,569 91,113 181,682 100.0 35 34 69
Spoilt votes 2,165 1,747 3,912

References

  1. ↑ "Office Of The Executive Mayor". Retrieved 18 September 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. ↑ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. ↑ South African Languages - Place names
  5. ↑ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  6. ↑ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Maluti A Phofung" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  7. ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Maluti A Phofung" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.

External links

Coordinates: 28°33′04″S 29°04′48″E / 28.55111°S 29.08000°E / -28.55111; 29.08000

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