Mogale City Local Municipality

Mogale City
Local municipality

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Location in Gauteng
Location in Gauteng
Coordinates: 26°0′S 27°40′E / 26.000°S 27.667°E / -26.000; 27.667Coordinates: 26°0′S 27°40′E / 26.000°S 27.667°E / -26.000; 27.667
Country South Africa
Province Gauteng
District West Rand
Seat Krugersdorp
Wards 34
Government[1]
  Type Municipal council
  Mayor Koketso Calvin Seerane
Area
  Total 1,342 km2 (518 sq mi)
Population (2011)[2]
  Total 362,422
  Density 270/km2 (700/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[2]
  Black African 75.6%
  Coloured 0.8%
  Indian/Asian 2.2%
  White 21.0%
First languages (2011)[3]
  Tswana 31.7%
  Afrikaans 17.2%
  Zulu 11.2%
  English 9.7%
  Other 30.2%
Time zone SAST (UTC+2)
Municipal code GT481

Mogale City Local Municipality is a local municipality in West Rand District Municipality, Gauteng, in South Africa.

Main places

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

Place Code Area (km2) Population Most spoken language
Kagiso 7010121.12100,940Tswana
Krugersdorp 70102195.9986,614Afrikaans
Magaliesburg 701037.432,512Tswana
Mogale City 701090.611,411Tswana
Muldersdrift 7010518.07599Tswana
Munsieville 701061.8119,837Tswana
Orient Hills 701070.231,083Tswana
Rietvallei 701082.8331,261Tswana
Remainder of the municipality 70104847.9745,457Tswana

Politics

The municipal council consists of sixty-eight members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-four councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-four 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 18 May 2011 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of forty-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 62,171 63,614 125,785 60.4 25 16 41
Democratic Alliance 34,467 34,078 68,545 32.9 9 14 23
People's Civic Organisation 1,804 1,617 3,421 1.6 0 1 1
Congress of the People 1,605 1,544 3,149 1.5 0 1 1
Freedom Front Plus 1,560 1,362 2,922 1.4 0 1 1
Inkatha Freedom Party 679 643 1,322 0.6 0 1 1
National Freedom Party 509 597 1,106 0.5 0 0 0
African Christian Democratic Party 381 568 949 0.5 0 0 0
Azanian People's Organisation 403 351 754 0.4 0 0 0
Independent 445 445 0.2 0 0
Total 104,024 104,374 208,398 100.0 34 34 68
Spoilt votes 1,337 1,129 2,466

See also

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: Mogale City" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  6. "Seat Calculation Detail: Mogale City" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.

External links

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