Makhuduthamaga | |
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![]() Location in Limpopo | |
Coordinates: 24°45′S29°45′E / 24.750°S 29.750°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Limpopo |
District | Sekhukhune |
Seat | Jane Furse (Mmašadi) |
Wards | 31 |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Minah Bahula (ANC) |
Area | |
• Total | 2,097 km2 (810 sq mi) |
Population (2011) [1] | |
• Total | 274,358 |
• Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 99.7% |
• Coloured | 0.0% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.1% |
• White | 0.1% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Northern Sotho | 93.8% |
• Swazi | 1.5% |
• Zulu | 1.4% |
• Other | 3.3% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Municipal code | LIM473 |
Makhuduthamaga Municipality (Northern Sotho : Mmasepala wa Makhuduthamaga) is a local municipality within Sekhukhune District Municipality, in the Limpopo province of South Africa.
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places: [2]
Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language |
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Kwena Madihlaba | 92001 | 64.20 | 16,807 | Sepedi |
Kwena Mashabela | 92002 | 81.55 | 5,261 | Sepedi |
Mampane | 92003 | 5.13 | 6,257 | Sepedi |
Masemola | 92004 | 439.21 | 33,403 | Sepedi |
Matlala | 92005 | 2.28 | 1,481 | Sepedi |
Morwangwato | 92006 | 309.91 | 17,208 | Sepedi |
Ndebele | 92007 | 1.63 | 894 | Sepedi |
Pedi Mamone | 92008 | 259.95 | 44,324 | Sepedi |
Phokwane | 92009 | 249.09 | 41,630 | Sepedi |
Roka Phasha Phokoane | 92010 | 95.88 | 8,853 | Sepedi |
SMN | 92011 | 574.06 | 82,018 | Sepedi |
Tisane | 92012 | 17.10 | 3,777 | Sepedi |
Vergelegen | 92013 | 0.57 | 979 | Sepedi |
Ga-Mohlala | 92014 | 2.57 | 4.566 | Sepedi |
The municipal council consists of sixty-two members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-one councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-one wards, while the remaining thirty-one 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-three seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election. [3] [4]
Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
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Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
ANC | 42,671 | 46,667 | 85,338 | 68.0 | 31 | 12 | 43 | |
EFF | 13,652 | 13,641 | 27,293 | 21.7 | 0 | 14 | 14 | |
Democratic Alliance | 2,157 | 2,102 | 4,259 | 3.4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
African People's Socialist Party | 1,130 | 1,068 | 2,198 | 1.8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Azanian People's Organisation | 718 | 780 | 1,498 | 1.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
South African Maintenance and Estate Beneficiaries Association | 706 | 711 | 1,417 | 1.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Independent | 931 | – | 931 | 0.7 | 0 | – | 0 | |
Others | 1,014 | 1,635 | 2,649 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 62,979 | 62,604 | 125,583 | 100.0 | 31 | 31 | 62 | |
Spoilt votes | 1,070 | 1,276 | 2,346 |
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