Greater Letaba Local Municipality

Greater Letaba
Local municipality
Seal
Location in Limpopo
Country	South Africa
Province	Limpopo
District	Mopani
Seat	Modjadjiskloof
Wards	29
Government[1]
• Type	Municipal council
• Mayor	Godfrey Henry Modjadji
Area
• Total	1,891 km^2 (730 sq mi)
Population (2011)[2]
• Total	212,701
• Density	110/km^2 (290/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[2]
• Black African	98.8%
• Coloured	0.1%
• Indian/Asian	0.1%
• White	0.8%
First languages (2011)[3]
• Northern Sotho	80.4%
• Tsonga	12.6%
• Sotho	1.7%
• Other	5.3%
Time zone	SAST (UTC+2)
Municipal code	LIM332

Greater Letaba Local Municipality is located in the Mopani District Municipality of Limpopo province, South Africa. The seat of Greater Letaba Local Municipality is Duiwelskloof.

Main places

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

Place	Code	Area (km^2)	Population	Most spoken language
Duiwelskloof	90201	3.53	1,347	Afrikaans
Mamaila	90203	247.85	39,507	Northern Sotho
Modjadji	90204	723.88	126,504	Northern Sotho
Pheeha	90205	26.04	5,999	Northern Sotho
Sekgopo	90206	31.75	18,517	Northern Sotho
Vuyani	90207	77.95	9,595	Tsonga
Remainder of the municipality	90202	782.40	18,657	Tsonga

Politics

The municipal council consists of fifty-seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twenty-nine councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty-nine wards, while the remaining twenty-eight 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 fifty-one 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	46,472	47,427	93,899	81.0	29	22	51
	Congress of the People	4,030	4,022	8,052	7.5	0	4	4
	Democratic Alliance	1,103	1,106	2,209	2.1	0	1	1
	Independent	1,178	–	1,178	1.1	0	–	0
	African Christian Democratic Party	285	416	701	0.7	0	1	1
	United Christian Democratic Party	254	179	433	0.4	0	0	0
	United Democratic Movement	219	210	429	0.4	0	0	0
	African People's Convention	72	303	375	0.4	0	0	0
	Ximoko Party	100	117	217	0.2	0	0	0
Total		53,713	53,780	107,493	100.0	29	28	57
Spoilt votes		656	559	1,215

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. Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
5. "Results Summary – All Ballots: Greater Letaba" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
6. "Seat Calculation Detail: Greater Letaba" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.

External links

• Official homepage

Coordinates: 23°30′S 30°15′E / 23.500°S 30.250°E