Mookgophong Local Municipality

Mookgophong
Local municipality

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Location in Limpopo
Location in Limpopo
Coordinates: 24°40′S 29°0′E / 24.667°S 29.000°E / -24.667; 29.000Coordinates: 24°40′S 29°0′E / 24.667°S 29.000°E / -24.667; 29.000
Country South Africa
Province Limpopo
District Waterberg
Seat Mookgophong
Wards 5
Government[1]
  Type Municipal council
  Mayor Sarah Monyamane
Area
  Total 5,689 km2 (2,197 sq mi)
Population (2011)[2]
  Total 35,640
  Density 6.3/km2 (16/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[2]
  Black African 85.6%
  Coloured 0.4%
  Indian/Asian 0.2%
  White 13.2%
First languages (2011)[3]
  Northern Sotho 51.0%
  Afrikaans 13.3%
  Tsonga 12.5%
  Sotho 6.3%
  Other 16.9%
Time zone SAST (UTC+2)
Municipal code LIM364

Mookgophong Local Municipality is located in the Waterberg District Municipality of Limpopo province, South Africa. The seat of Mookgophong Local Municipality is Mookgophong.

The Municipality is named after the type of tree found in the area, Mokgopa (Cactus).[4]

Main places

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

Place Code Area (km2) Population Most spoken language
Mookgophong 916011.207,685Northern Sotho
Naboomspruit 916035.873,626Afrikaans
Roedtan 916040.46159Afrikaans
Remainder of the municipality 916024,263.1819,280Northern Sotho

Politics

The municipal council consists of ten members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Five councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in five wards, while the remaining 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 six 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 5,802 5,953 11,755 65.4 4 2 6
Democratic Alliance 1,767 1,822 3,589 20.0 1 1 2
Freedom Front Plus 850 730 1,580 8.8 0 1 1
Congress of the People 548 461 1,009 5.6 0 1 1
National Freedom Party 5 25 30 0.2 0 0 0
Total 8,972 8,991 17,963 100.0 5 5 10
Spoilt votes 165 128 293

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. South African Languages - Place names
  5. Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  6. "Results Summary – All Ballots: Mookgophong" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  7. "Seat Calculation Detail: Mookgophong" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.

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