Molemole Local Municipality

Molemole
Local municipality

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Location in Limpopo
Location in Limpopo
Country South Africa
Province Limpopo
District Capricorn
Seat Dendron
Wards 14
Government[1]
  Type Municipal council
  Mayor Paulinah Makgatho
Area
  Total 3,347 km2 (1,292 sq mi)
Population (2011)[2]
  Total 108,321
  Density 32/km2 (84/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[2]
  Black African 98.4%
  Coloured 0.1%
  Indian/Asian 0.1%
  White 1.1%
First languages (2011)[3]
  Northern Sotho 87.8%
  Tsonga 2.1%
  Venda 1.9%
  Afrikaans 1.3%
  Other 6.9%
Time zone SAST (UTC+2)
Municipal code LIM353

Molemole Local Municipality, is located in the Capricorn District Municipality, of Limpopo province, South Africa. The seat of Molemole Local Municipality is Mogwadi.

Main places

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

Place Code Area (km2) Population Most spoken language
Backer 911010.341,217Northern Sotho
Bochum 9110211.644,142Northern Sotho
Dendron 911032.981,885Northern Sotho
Ga-Ramokgopa 9110411.2215,806Northern Sotho
Manthata 9110512.2422,121Northern Sotho
Moletji 9110711.664,989Northern Sotho
Sekgosese 91108349.9946,749Northern Sotho
Sekhokho 911091.241,852Northern Sotho
Soekmekaar 911101.06217Northern Sotho
Remainder of the municipality 911062,944.0410,463Northern Sotho

Politics

The municipal council consists of twenty-seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Fourteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in fourteen wards, while the remaining thirteen 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 twenty-four 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 19,517 20,525 40,042 86.9 14 10 24
Democratic Alliance 970 989 1,959 4.2 0 1 1
Congress of the People 759 880 1,639 3.6 0 1 1
Independent 1,288 1,288 2.8 0 0
African Christian Democratic Party 406 343 749 1.6 0 1 1
Pan Africanist Congress 132 105 237 0.5 0 0 0
Azanian People's Organisation 22 147 169 0.4 0 0 0
Total 23,094 22,989 46,083 100.0 14 13 27
Spoilt votes 341 445 786

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

External links

Coordinates: 23°30′S 29°35′E / 23.500°S 29.583°E / -23.500; 29.583

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