Blouberg Local Municipality

Blouberg
Local municipality
Seal
Location in Limpopo
Country	South Africa
Province	Limpopo
District	Capricorn
Seat	Senwabarwana
Wards	21
Government[1]
• Type	Municipal council
• Mayor	Sammy Selamolela
Area
• Total	9,248 km^2 (3,571 sq mi)
Population (2011)[2]
• Total	162,629
• Density	18/km^2 (46/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[2]
• Black African	99.0%
• Coloured	0.0%
• Indian/Asian	0.1%
• White	0.6%
First languages (2011)[3]
• Northern Sotho	93.8%
• Other	6.2%
Time zone	SAST (UTC+2)
Municipal code	LIM351

Blouberg Local Municipality is a municipality in the Limpopo Province, northern South Africa, bordering Zimbabwe and Botswana. It takes its name from the Blouberg (literally meaning blue mountain),^[4] a mountain range located to the west of the western end of the Soutpansberg mountain range, north west of the town of Vivo. Blouberg is home to some of the most spectacular rock climbing in South Africa. The rock climbing destination is famous for its big wall natural climbing with route lengths up to 350m. The vegetation ranges from sub-tropical savanna at the base, to alpine near the summit.

Demography

According to the 2001 census conducted by Statistics South Africa, the population of the greater Blouberg municipality was 161,314, of whom 99.4% are African, 0.5% white, 0.1% Coloured and 0.1% Asian.

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:^[5]

Place	Code	Area (km^2)	Population	Most spoken language
Alldays	90901	11.75	385	Northern Sotho
Bahanawa	90902	390.17	19,068	Northern Sotho
Bahanawa-Ba-Kibi	90903	163.78	7,763	Northern Sotho
Bochum Part 1	90912	4.33	8,501	Northern Sotho
Bochum Part 2	90905	182.33	15,911	Northern Sotho
Dichoeng	90906	58.29	17,347	Northern Sotho
Manthata	90907	1,335.47	72,175	Northern Sotho
Matlala	90908	180.83	8,697	Northern Sotho
Pietersburg	90909	1.33	3,818	Northern Sotho
Ramutla	90910	7.81	1,047	Northern Sotho
Seshego	90911	6.00	1,058	Northern Sotho
Remainder of the municipality	90904	2,198.72	5,539	Northern Sotho

Politics

The municipal council consists of forty-one members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twenty-one councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty-one wards, while the remaining twenty 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-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	31,873	32,461	64,334	88.3	21	16	37
	Democratic Alliance	1,487	1,421	2,908	4.0	0	2	2
	African Christian Democratic Party	529	1,714	2,243	3.1	0	1	1
	Independent	1,873	–	1,873	2.6	0	–	0
	Congress of the People	523	636	1,159	1.6	0	1	1
	Azanian People's Organisation	77	179	256	0.3	0	0	0
	United Democratic Movement	16	97	113	0.1	0	0	0
Total		36,378	36,508	72,886	100.0	21	20	41
Spoilt votes		599	482	1,081

References

1. "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
2. "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
3. "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
4. Seraki Blouberg Route - South Africa - Open Africa
5. Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
6. "Results Summary – All Ballots: Blouberg" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
7. "Seat Calculation Detail: Blouberg" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.

External links

• Blouberg Municipality Website

Coordinates: 23°08′21″S 29°00′05″E / 23.1392°S 29.0013°E