Greater Taung Local Municipality

Greater Taung
Local municipality

Seal
Location in the North West
Location in the North West
Country South Africa
Province North West
District Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati
Seat Taung
Wards 26
Government[1]
 • Type Municipal council
 • Mayor Gk Lobelo
Area
 • Total 5,635 km2 (2,176 sq mi)
Population (2011)[2]
 • Total 177,642
 • Density 32/km2 (82/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[2]
 • Black African 98.2%
 • Coloured 1.0%
 • Indian/Asian 0.2%
 • White 0.4%
First languages (2011)[3]
 • Tswana 90.3%
 • Xhosa 1.7%
 • Sotho 1.5%
 • English 1.5%
 • Other 5%
Time zone SAST (UTC+2)
Municipal code NW394

Greater Taung Local Municipality is a local municipality in Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality, North West Province, South Africa. The Seat of local municipality is Taung.

Main places

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

Place Code Area (km2) Population Most spoken language
Bathlaping Ba Ga Maidi 61401483.3826,424Tswana
Bathlaping Ba Ga Mothibi 61402811.5030,810Tswana
Bathlaping Ba Ga Phuduhutswana 614031,193.50107,870Tswana
Batlhaping Ba Ga Phudutswana 614042.763,337Tswana
Boipelo 614053.813,568Tswana
Motsweding 614079.553,255Tswana
Pudimoe 614082.803,718Tswana
Reivilo 6140927.2821Tswana
Remainder of the municipality 614063,106.083,159Tswana

Politics

The municipal council consists of fifty-one members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twenty-six councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty-six wards, while the remaining twenty-five 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 forty-three 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 36,368 38,014 74,382 83.4 24 19 43
Democratic Alliance 2,918 2,803 5,721 6.4 1 2 3
Congress of the People 1,427 1,979 3,406 3.8 0 2 2
Independent 2,631 – 2,631 3.0 1 – 1
African Christian Democratic Party 1,006 1,034 2,040 2.3 0 1 1
African People's Convention 297 719 1,016 1.1 0 1 1
Total 44,647 44,549 89,196 100.0 26 25 51
Spoilt votes 1,306 1,610 2,916

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

External links

Coordinates: 27°30′S 24°25′E / 27.500°S 24.417°E / -27.500; 24.417

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