Lepelle-Nkumpi Local Municipality

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Lepelle-Nkumpi
Local municipality
Lepelle-Nkumpi CoA.png
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Map of Limpopo with Lepelle-Nkumpi highlighted.svg
Location in Limpopo
Coordinates: 24°15′S29°40′E / 24.250°S 29.667°E / -24.250; 29.667
Country South Africa
Province Limpopo
District Capricorn
Seat Lebowakgomo
Wards 29
Government
[1]
 • Type Municipal council
 • MayorMeriam Molala
Area
 • Total3,463 km2 (1,337 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [2]
 • Total230,350
 • Density67/km2 (170/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[2]
 •  Black African 99.6%
 •  Coloured 0.1%
 •  Indian/Asian 0.1%
 •  White 0.1%
First languages (2011)
[2]
 •  Northern Sotho 86.9%
 •  Southern Ndebele 4.6%
 •  Tsonga 3.8%
 • Other4.7%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeLIM355

Lepelle-Nkumpi Municipality (Northern Sotho : Mmasepala wa Lepelle-Nkumpi) is a local municipality within the Capricorn District Municipality, in the Limpopo province of South Africa. The seat is Lebowakgomo.

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Main places

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

PlaceCodeArea (km2)PopulationMost spoken language
Bakgaga Ba Mphahlele 91301 591.1671,646 Northern Sotho
Batau Ba Seloane 91302 96.246,457Northern Sotho
Ditlou Ntshong 91303 85.165,334Northern Sotho
Lebowakgomo 91304 183.4626,190Northern Sotho
Mafefe 91306 364.6711,312Northern Soth
Mathabatha 91307 0.34444Northern Sotho
Mokerong 91308 0.791,573Northern Sotho
Ndlovu 91309 1.671,878 Southern Ndebele
Thabamoopo 91310 239.516,438Northern Sotho
Zebediela Part 1 91311 502.1595,107Northern Sotho
Zebediela Part 2 91312 1.41179Northern Sotho
Remainder of the municipality 91305 1,388.221,402Northern Sotho

Politics

The municipal council consists of sixty members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty wards, while the remaining thirty 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 3 August 2016 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of forty seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election. [4] [5]

PartyVotesSeats
WardListTotal %WardListTotal
ANC 32,88034,31367,19365.6301040
EFF 12,37312,43024,80324.201515
Democratic Alliance 2,0302,1174,1474.1033
Independent 1,990–1,9901.90–0
Lebowakgomo Civic Organization8597991,6581.6011
Lepelle-Nkumpi Development Party4805129921.0011
ACDP 2422585000.5000
PAC 1922324240.4000
Azanian People's Organisation 862693550.4000
United Christian Democratic Party 761712470.2000
COPE 195–1950.2000
Total51,40351,101102,504100.0303060
Spoilt votes8551,0281,883

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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: Lepelle-Nkumpi" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  5. ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Lepelle-Nkumpi" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
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