Mohokare Local Municipality

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Mohokare
Local municipality
Mohokare CoA.png
Seal
Map of the Free State with Mohokare highlighted.svg
Location in the Free State
Country South Africa
Province Free State
District Xhariep
Seat Zastron
Wards 6
Government
[1]
 • Type Municipal council
 • MayorZingisa Mgauli
Area
 • Total8,776 km2 (3,388 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [2]
 • Total34,146
 • Density3.9/km2 (10/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[2]
 •  Black African 90.8%
 •  Coloured 2.3%
 •  Indian/Asian 0.3%
 •  White 6.5%
First languages (2011)
[3]
 •  Sotho 64.1%
 •  Xhosa 23.5%
 •  Afrikaans 8.9%
 •  English 1.1%
 • Other2.4%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeFS163

Mohokare Municipality (Sotho : Masepala wa Mohokare; Xhosa : uMasipala wase Mohokare) is a local municipality within the Xhariep District Municipality, in the Free State province of South Africa. Mohokare is the Sesotho word for the Caledon River, which runs through the municipality. [4]

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Main places

The 2011 census divided the municipality into the following main places: [5]

PlaceCodeArea (km2)PopulationMost spoken language
Goedemoed 6.04537 Afrikaans
Matlakeng 2.9713,714 Sotho
Mofulatshepe 1.393,584Sotho
Roleleathunya 2.995,955Sotho
Rouxville 17.021,355Sotho
Smithfield 34.111,195Sotho
Zastron 19.731,893Sotho
Remainder of the municipality 8,691/735,912Sotho

Politics

The municipal council consists of eleven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Six councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in six wards, while the remaining five 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 eight seats on the council.

The following table shows the results of the 2021 election. [6]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress 4,89355.8465,65065.2028
Economic Freedom Fighters 1,56917.9001,70419.6622
Democratic Alliance 7999.1208189.4411
Independent candidates 1,07412.2611
Freedom Front Plus 3824.3603844.4311
3 other parties460.5201101.2700
Total8,763100.0078,666100.00613
Valid votes8,76397.788,66696.89
Invalid/blank votes1992.222783.11
Total votes8,962100.008,944100.00
Registered voters/turnout17,83850.2417,83850.14

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The Mohokare Local Municipality council consists of thirteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Seven councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in seven wards, while the remaining six 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 eight seats on the council.

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 "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. ↑ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. ↑ South African Languages - Place names
  5. ↑ "Census 2011: Local Municipality: Mohokare".
  6. ↑ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Mohokare". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2021-11-20.

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