Nketoana Local Municipality
| Nketoana | ||
|---|---|---|
| Local municipality | ||
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.svg.png) Location in the Free State | ||
| Country | South Africa | |
| Province | Free State | |
| District | Thabo Mofutsanyane | |
| Seat | Reitz | |
| Wards | 9 | |
| Government[1] | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | Mandla Mamba | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 5,611 km2 (2,166 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011)[2] | ||
| • Total | 60,324 | |
| • Density | 11/km2 (28/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011)[2] | ||
| • Black African | 91.4% | |
| • Coloured | 0.3% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.2% | |
| • White | 7.8% | |
| First languages (2011)[3] | ||
| • Sotho | 75.9% | |
| • Zulu | 10.7% | |
| • Afrikaans | 8.7% | |
| • Sign language | 1.7% | |
| • Other | 3% | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | FS193 | |
Nketoana Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Thabo Mofutsanyane District of the Free State in South Africa.
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[4]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arlington | 41401 | 5.51 | 222 | Sotho |
| Cremona | 41402 | 0.46 | 2,021 | Sotho |
| Leratswana | 41403 | 0.82 | 3,429 | Sotho |
| Lindley | 41404 | 21.07 | 1,621 | Sotho |
| Mamafubedu | 41405 | 1.38 | 8,121 | Sotho |
| Ntha | 41407 | 2.16 | 8,500 | Sotho |
| Petrus Steyn | 41408 | 9.74 | 1,163 | Afrikaans |
| Petsana | 41409 | 2.76 | 13,670 | Sotho |
| Reitz | 41410 | 6.51 | 1,781 | Afrikaans |
| Remainder of the municipality | 41406 | 5,560.92 | 21,423 | Sotho |
Politics
The municipal council consists of eighteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Nine councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in nine wards, while the remaining nine 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 fourteen 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 | 11,844 | 12,318 | 24,162 | 78.4 | 8 | 6 | 14 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 2,035 | 2,024 | 4,059 | 13.2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Freedom Front Plus | 510 | 419 | 929 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| African People's Convention | 374 | 314 | 688 | 2.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Congress of the People | 144 | 266 | 410 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pan Africanist Congress | 170 | 120 | 290 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent | 287 | – | 287 | 0.9 | 0 | – | 0 | |
| Total | 15,364 | 15,461 | 30,825 | 100.0 | 9 | 9 | 18 | |
| Spoilt votes | 348 | 275 | 623 | |||||
References
- ↑ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- 1 2 "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ↑ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ↑ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
- ↑ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Nketoana" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
- ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Nketoana" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
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Coordinates: 27°48′06″S 28°26′42″E / 27.80167°S 28.44500°E