Masilonyana | |
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Country | South Africa |
Province | Free State |
District | Lejweleputswa |
Seat | Theunissen |
Wards | 10 |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Kunatu Steve Koalane |
Area | |
• Total | 6,796 km2 (2,624 sq mi) |
Population (2011) [2] | |
• Total | 63,334 |
• Density | 9.3/km2 (24/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 91.6% |
• Coloured | 1.1% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.3% |
• White | 6.7% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Sotho | 66.9% |
• Xhosa | 10.8% |
• Afrikaans | 9.6% |
• Tswana | 6.9% |
• Other | 5.8% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Municipal code | FS181 |
Masilonyana Municipality (Sotho : Masepala wa Masilonyana; Xhosa : uMasipala wase Masilonyana) is a local municipality within the Lejweleputswa District Municipality, in the Free State province of South Africa. Masilonyana is a Setswana word meaning "freedom". [4]
The 2011 census divided the municipality into the following main places: [5]
Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language |
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Brandfort | 27.08 | 3,134 | Afrikaans | |
Ikgomotseng | 1.14 | 3,253 | Tswana | |
Majemasweu | 2.79 | 9,765 | Sotho | |
Makeleketla | 3.69 | 12,701 | Sotho | |
Masilo | 4.70 | 21,963 | Sotho | |
Theunissen | 9.15 | 1,549 | Afrikaans | |
Tshepong | 0.61 | 2,042 | Sotho | |
Verkeerdevlei | 7.27 | 93 | Afrikaans | |
Winburg | 63.46 | 1,373 | Afrikaans | |
Remainder of the municipality | 6,676.18 | 7,461 | Sotho |
The municipal council consists of nineteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Ten councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in ten wards, while the remaining nine are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received. In the 2021 South African municipal elections the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of eleven seats on the council.
The following table shows the results of the 2021 election. [6]
Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
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Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
African National Congress | 6,793 | 52.97 | 9 | 7,286 | 56.67 | 2 | 11 | |
Democratic Alliance | 2,455 | 19.14 | 1 | 2,801 | 21.78 | 3 | 4 | |
Economic Freedom Fighters | 1,171 | 9.13 | 0 | 1,536 | 11.95 | 2 | 2 | |
Independent candidates | 1,426 | 11.12 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Freedom Front Plus | 701 | 5.47 | 0 | 676 | 5.26 | 1 | 1 | |
Forum for Service Delivery | 102 | 0.80 | 0 | 196 | 1.52 | 1 | 1 | |
3 other parties | 177 | 1.38 | 0 | 363 | 2.82 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 12,825 | 100.00 | 10 | 12,858 | 100.00 | 9 | 19 | |
Valid votes | 12,825 | 97.53 | 12,858 | 97.56 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 325 | 2.47 | 322 | 2.44 | ||||
Total votes | 13,150 | 100.00 | 13,180 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 29,408 | 44.72 | 29,408 | 44.82 |
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