Greater Giyani Local Municipality

Greater Giyani
Local municipality

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Location in Limpopo
Location in Limpopo
Country South Africa
Province Limpopo
District Mopani
Seat Giyani
Wards 30
Government[1]
 • Type Municipal council
 • Mayor Ngenisile Tekile
Area
 • Total 4,172 km2 (1,611 sq mi)
Population (2011)[2]
 • Total 244,217
 • Density 59/km2 (150/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[2]
 • Black African 99.5%
 • Coloured 0.1%
 • Indian/Asian 0.3%
 • White 0.1%
First languages (2011)[3]
 • Tsonga 90.8%
 • Northern Sotho 3.8%
 • Sotho 2.6%
 • Other 2.8%
Time zone SAST (UTC+2)
Municipal code LIM331

Greater Giyani Local Municipality is located in the Mopani District Municipality of Limpopo province, South Africa. The seat of Greater Giyani Local Municipality is Giyani.

Main places

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

Place Code Area (km2) Population Most spoken language
Giyani Part 2 9011121.5332,673Tsonga
Giyani Part 3 901120.24415Tsonga
Hlaneki 90102365.0423,402Tsonga
Mabunda 901031.633,861Tsonga
Makhuva 90104131.903,615Tsonga
Modjadji 901054.034,373Tsonga
Msengi 9010687.748,279Tsonga
Ndengeza 9010782.9810,751Tsonga
Nkuri 901085.357,052Tsonga
Nkomo 901093.924,029Tsonga
Shiviti 90110815.9739,610Tsonga
Remainder of the municipality (Giyani Part 1) 901011,444.4799,343Tsonga

Politics

The municipal council consists of sixty-two members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-one councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-one wards, while the remaining thirty-one 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 3 August 2016 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of fifty-one 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 54,910 56,327 111,237 81.0 31 20 51
Economic Freedom Fighters 4,752 5,035 9,787 7.1 0 5 5
African People's Convention 1,832 1,983 3,815 2.8 0 2 2
Democratic Alliance 1,838 1,908 3,746 2.7 0 2 2
Independent 2,622 – 2,622 1.9 0 – 0
National Independent Party 1,287 1,112 2,399 1.8 0 1 1
Ximoko Party 421 1,020 1,441 1.1 0 1 1
African Christian Democratic Party 350 377 727 0.5 0 0 0
Congress of the People 300 338 638 0.5 0 0 0
African Freedom Salvation 283 259 542 0.4 0 0 0
United Democratic Movement 165 174 339 0.3 0 0 0
Total 68,760 68,533 137,293 100.0 31 31 62
Spoilt votes 1,001 1,236 2,237

South African general election, 2014

Results of the National Assembly election of 2014 for Greater Giyani Local Municipality:[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  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. ↑ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  5. ↑ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Greater Giyani" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  6. ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Greater Giyani" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  7. ↑

Coordinates: 23°25′S 30°45′E / 23.417°S 30.750°E / -23.417; 30.750

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