Aganang Local Municipality

Aganang
Local municipality

Seal

Location in Limpopo
Coordinates: 23°40′S 29°5′E / 23.667°S 29.083°E / -23.667; 29.083Coordinates: 23°40′S 29°5′E / 23.667°S 29.083°E / -23.667; 29.083
Country South Africa
Province Limpopo
District Capricorn
Seat Koloti
Wards 19
Government[1]
  Type Municipal council
  Mayor Maria Mokobodi
Area
  Total 1,881 km2 (726 sq mi)
Population (2011)[2]
  Total 131,164
  Density 70/km2 (180/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 89.5%
  Southern Ndebele 5.1%
  Tsonga 2.6%
  Other 2.8%
Time zone SAST (UTC+2)
Municipal code LIM352

Aganang Local Municipality, is located in the Capricorn District Municipality, of Limpopo province, South Africa. Aganang is a Northern Sotho name that means "uplifting one another".[4]

Main places

The 2011 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[5]

Place Code Area (km2) Population Most spoken language
Aganang 9700021,6831,678Northern Sotho
Maraba 9700741.631,626Northern Sotho
Matlala 9700432.352,031Northern Sotho
Moletji 9700247.085,740Northern Sotho
Seshego 97404328.0883,863Northern Sotho

Mashashane

Politics

The municipal council consists of thirty-seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Nineteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in nineteen wards, while the remaining eighteen 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 thirty-two 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 26,294 26,599 52,893 86.0 19 13 32
Congress of the People 1,339 1,230 2,569 4.2 0 2 2
Democratic Alliance 920 936 1,856 3.0 0 1 1
African Christian Democratic Party 610 541 1,151 1.9 0 1 1
United Democratic Movement 569 525 1,094 1.8 0 1 1
Azanian People's Organisation 524 349 873 1.4 0 0 0
Pan Africanist Congress 252 175 427 0.7 0 0 0
National Freedom Party 173 203 376 0.6 0 0 0
African People's Convention 17 238 255 0.4 0 0 0
Total 30,698 30,796 61,494 100.0 19 18 37
Spoilt votes 594 502 1,096

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. South African Languages - Place names
  5. Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  6. "Results Summary – All Ballots: Aganang" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  7. "Seat Calculation Detail: Aganang" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.

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