Makhuduthamaga Local Municipality

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Makhuduthamaga
Local municipality
Makhuduthamaga CoA.png
Seal
Map of Limpopo with Makhuduthamaga highlighted.svg
Location in Limpopo
Coordinates: 24°45′S29°45′E / 24.750°S 29.750°E / -24.750; 29.750
Country South Africa
Province Limpopo
District Sekhukhune
Seat Jane Furse (Mmašadi)
Wards 31
Government
 • Type Municipal council
 • MayorMinah Bahula (ANC)
Area
 • Total2,097 km2 (810 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [1]
 • Total274,358
 • Density130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
 •  Black African 99.7%
 •  Coloured 0.0%
 •  Indian/Asian 0.1%
 •  White 0.1%
First languages (2011)
[1]
 •  Northern Sotho 93.8%
 •  Swazi 1.5%
 •  Zulu 1.4%
 • Other3.3%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeLIM473

Makhuduthamaga Municipality (Northern Sotho : Mmasepala wa Makhuduthamaga) is a local municipality within Sekhukhune District Municipality, in the Limpopo province of South Africa.

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Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places: [2]

PlaceCodeArea (km2)PopulationMost spoken language
Kwena Madihlaba 92001 64.2016,807 Sepedi
Kwena Mashabela 92002 81.555,261Sepedi
Mampane 92003 5.136,257Sepedi
Masemola 92004 439.2133,403Sepedi
Matlala 92005 2.281,481Sepedi
Morwangwato 92006 309.9117,208Sepedi
Ndebele 92007 1.63894Sepedi
Pedi Mamone 92008 259.9544,324Sepedi
Phokwane 92009 249.0941,630Sepedi
Roka Phasha Phokoane 92010 95.888,853Sepedi
SMN 92011 574.0682,018Sepedi
Tisane 92012 17.103,777Sepedi
Vergelegen 92013 0.57979Sepedi
Ga-Mohlala 92014 2.574.566Sepedi

Politics

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]

PartyVotesSeats
WardListTotal %WardListTotal
ANC 42,67146,66785,33868.0311243
EFF 13,65213,64127,29321.701414
Democratic Alliance 2,1572,1024,2593.4022
African People's Socialist Party1,1301,0682,1981.8011
Azanian People's Organisation 7187801,4981.2011
South African Maintenance and Estate Beneficiaries Association 7067111,4171.1011
Independent 931–9310.70–0
Others1,0141,6352,6492.1000
Total62,97962,604125,583100.0313162
Spoilt votes1,0701,2762,346

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  2. ↑ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa [ permanent dead link ]
  3. ↑ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Makhuduthamaga" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  4. ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Makhuduthamaga" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
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