Mutale Local Municipality

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Mutale
Local municipality
Mutale CoA.png
Seal
Map of Limpopo with Mutale highlighted.svg
Location in Limpopo
Country South Africa
Province Limpopo
District Vhembe
Seat Mutale
Wards 13
Government
[1]
 • Type Municipal council
 • Mayor Tshitereke Matibe
Area
 • Total3,886 km2 (1,500 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [2]
 • Total91,870
 • Density24/km2 (61/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[2]
 •  Black African 99.3%
 •  Coloured 0.1%
 •  Indian/Asian 0.1%
 •  White 0.5%
First languages (2011)
[2]
 •  Venda 96.8%
 • Other3.2%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeLIM342

Mutale Local Municipality was a municipality located in the Vhembe District Municipality of Limpopo province, South Africa. The seat of Mutale Local Municipality was Mutale. It is now part of Thulamela and Musina Local Municipalities.

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Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places: [3]

PlaceCodeArea (km2)PopulationMost spoken language
Makuya 90601 469.385,948 Venda
Manenzhe 90602 124.943,902Venda
Moletele 90603 140.962,229Venda
Mphaphuli 90604 1.83449Venda
Rambuda 90605 600.9227,610Venda
Thengwe 90606 282.7124,812Venda
Tshikondeni Mine 90607 0.95512 Afrikaans
Tshikundamalema 90608 667.8013,471Venda

Politics

The municipal council consisted of twenty-six members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirteen councillors were elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirteen wards, while the remaining thirteen were chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives was proportional to the number of votes received. In the election of 18 May 2011 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of twenty-three seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election. [4] [5]

PartyVotesSeats
WardListTotal %WardListTotal
ANC 19,82620,25440,08086.2131023
Democratic Alliance (South Africa) 9531,1222,0754.5011
COPE 3557501,1052.4011
PAC 5143969101.9011
Azanian People's Organisation 4503818311.8000
Independent 823–8231.80–0
ACDP 3463336791.5000
Total23,26723,23646,503100.0131326
Spoilt votes274226500

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References

  1. ↑ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. ↑ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  4. ↑ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Mutale" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  5. ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Mutale" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.

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