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 Vusi Tshabalala
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 3 August 2016 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of forty-seven 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 65,118 63,428 128,546 67.4 35 12 47
Economic Freedom Fighters 11,774 11,941 23,715 12.4 0 9 9
Democratic Alliance 7,158 7,258 14,416 7.6 0 5 5
Dikwankwetla Party 4,851 5,228 10,079 5.3 0 4 4
All Unemployment Labour Alliance 3,416 2,638 6,054 3.2 0 2 2
African Independent Congress 689 2,620 3,309 1.7 0 1 1
African People's Convention 444 637 1,081 0.6 0 1 1
African Christian Democratic Party 487 491 978 0.5 0 0 0
Freedom Front Plus 380 278 658 0.3 0 0 0
Inkatha Freedom Party 286 294 580 0.3 0 0 0
Independent 473 – 473 0.3 0 – 0
African People's Socialist Party 175 193 368 0.2 0 0 0
Congress of the People 241 – 241 0.1 0 0 0
United Residents Front 63 168 231 0.1 0 0 0
Total 95,555 95,174 190,729 100.0 35 34 69
Spoilt votes 2,106 2,454 4,560

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 25 December 2016.
  7. ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Maluti A Phofung" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 25 December 2016.

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

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