Maluti-a-Phofung Local Municipality
Maluti-a-Phofung | ||
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Local municipality | ||
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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 |
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42nd Hill | 41501 | 2.81 | 16,077 | Zulu |
Bolata | 41502 | 33.46 | 29,932 | Sotho |
Harrismith | 41503 | 136.14 | 6,345 | Afrikaans |
Intabazwe | 41504 | 0.82 | 3,685 | Zulu |
Kestell | 41505 | 13.54 | 889 | Afrikaans |
Mabolela | 41506 | 25.52 | 23,727 | Sotho |
Matsieng | 41508 | 79.62 | 23,858 | Sotho |
Monontsha | 41509 | 45.81 | 50,438 | Sotho |
Namahadi | 41510 | 59.58 | 86,965 | Sotho |
Phomolong | 41511 | 16.51 | 6,413 | Sotho |
Phuthaditjhaba | 41512 | 38.48 | 53,175 | Sotho |
Thaba Bosiu | 41513 | 43.64 | 8,131 | Sotho |
Thaba Tshweu | 41514 | 109.54 | 8,876 | Sotho |
Thibela | 41515 | 31.30 | 5,039 | Sotho |
Tlholong | 41516 | 1.15 | 4,824 | Sotho |
Tshiame | 41517 | 9.24 | 12,963 | Sotho |
Witsieshoek | 41518 | 52.41 | 4,307 | Sotho |
Remainder of the municipality | 41507 | 3,721.58 | 15,142 | Sotho |
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 | ||||||
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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
- ↑ "Office Of The Executive Mayor". Retrieved 18 September 2013.
- 1 2 "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ↑ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ↑ South African Languages - Place names
- ↑ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
- ↑ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Maluti A Phofung" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
- ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Maluti A Phofung" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
External links
Coordinates: 28°33′04″S 29°04′48″E / 28.55111°S 29.08000°E