Lepelle-Nkumpi Local Municipality

Lepelle-Nkumpi
Local municipality

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Location in Limpopo
Location in Limpopo
Country South Africa
Province Limpopo
District Capricorn
Seat Lebowakgomo
Wards 29
Government[1]
  Type Municipal council
  Mayor Veronica Phaahla
Area
  Total 3,463 km2 (1,337 sq mi)
Population (2011)[2]
  Total 230,350
  Density 67/km2 (170/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[2]
  Black African 99.6%
  Coloured 0.1%
  Indian/Asian 0.1%
  White 0.1%
First languages (2011)[3]
  Northern Sotho 86.9%
  Southern Ndebele 4.6%
  Tsonga 3.8%
  Other 4.7%
Time zone SAST (UTC+2)
Municipal code LIM355

Lepelle-Nkumpi Local Municipality, is located in the Capricorn District Municipality, of Limpopo province, South Africa. The seat is Lebowakgomo.

Main places

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

Place Code Area (km2) Population Most spoken language
Bakgaga Ba Mphahlele 91301591.1671,646Northern Sotho
Batau Ba Seloane 9130296.246,457Northern Sotho
Ditlou Ntshong 9130385.165,334Northern Sotho
Lebowakgomo 91304183.4626,190Northern Sotho
Mafefe 91306364.6711,312Northern Soth
Mathabatha 913070.34444Northern Sotho
Mokerong 913080.791,573Northern Sotho
Ndlovu 913091.671,878Southern Ndebele
Thabamoopo 91310239.516,438Northern Sotho
Zebediela Part 1 91311502.1595,107Northern Sotho
Zebediela Part 2 913121.41179Northern Sotho
Remainder of the municipality 913051,388.221,402Northern Sotho

Politics

The municipal council consists of sixty members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty wards, while the remaining thirtyy 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 forty 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 32,880 34,313 67,193 65.6 30 10 40
Economic Freedom Fighters 12,373 12,430 24,803 24.2 0 15 15
Democratic Alliance 2,030 2,117 4,147 4.1 0 3 3
Independent 1,990 1,990 1.9 0 0
Lebowakgomo Civic Organization 859 799 1,658 1.6 0 1 1
Lepelle-Nkumpi Development Party 480 512 992 1.0 0 1 1
African Christian Democratic Party 242 258 500 0.5 0 0 0
Pan Africanist Congress 192 232 424 0.4 0 0 0
Azanian People's Organisation 86 269 355 0.4 0 0 0
United Christian Democratic Party 76 171 247 0.2 0 0 0
Congress of the People 195 195 0.2 0 0 0
Total 51,403 51,101 102,504 100.0 30 30 60
Spoilt votes 855 1,028 1,883

References

  1. "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. 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: Lepelle-Nkumpi" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  6. "Seat Calculation Detail: Lepelle-Nkumpi" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 20 January 2017.

Coordinates: 24°15′S 29°40′E / 24.250°S 29.667°E / -24.250; 29.667

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