Molemole Local Municipality

Molemole
Local municipality
Seal
Location in Limpopo
Country	South Africa
Province	Limpopo
District	Capricorn
Seat	Dendron
Wards	16
Government [1]
• Type	Municipal council
• Mayor	Cllr Masilo Paya
Area
• Total	3,347 km2 (1,292 sq mi)
Population  (2011) [2]
• Total	108,321
• Density	32/km2 (84/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [2]
•  Black African	98.4%
•  Coloured	0.1%
•  Indian/Asian	0.1%
•  White	1.1%
First languages (2011) [2]
•  Northern Sotho	87.8%
•  Tsonga	2.1%
•  Venda	1.9%
•  Afrikaans	1.3%
• Other	6.9%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal code	LIM353

Molemole Local Municipality, is located in the Capricorn District Municipality, of Limpopo province, South Africa. The seat of Molemole Local Municipality is Mogwadi.

Main places

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

Place	Code	Area (km2)	Population	Most spoken language
Backer	91101	0.34	1,217	Northern Sotho
Bochum	91102	11.64	4,142	Northern Sotho
Dendron	91103	2.98	1,885	Northern Sotho
Ga-Ramokgopa	91104	11.22	15,806	Northern Sotho
Manthata	91105	12.24	22,121	Northern Sotho
Moletji	91107	11.66	4,989	Northern Sotho
Sekgosese	91108	349.99	46,749	Northern Sotho
Sekhokho	91109	1.24	1,852	Northern Sotho
Soekmekaar	91110	1.06	217	Northern Sotho
Remainder of the municipality	91106	2,944.04	10,463	Northern Sotho

Politics

The municipal council consists of thirty-two members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Sixteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in sixteen wards, while the remaining sixteen 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 twenty-three seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election. ^{[4] [5]}

Party		Votes				Seats
		Ward	List	Total	%	Ward	List	Total
	ANC	21,852	21,920	43,772	72.6	16	7	23
	EFF	6,248	6,303	12,551	20.8	0	7	7
	Democratic Alliance	1,297	1,275	2,572	4.3	0	2	2
	COPE	241	217	458	0.8	0	0	0
	ACDP	175	161	336	0.6	0	0	0
	Freedom Front Plus	112	133	245	0.4	0	0	0
	PAC	76	74	150	0.3	0	0	0
	Independent	98	–	98	0.2	0	–	0
	Agang SA	35	52	87	0.1	0	0	0
Total		30,134	30,135	60,269	100.0	16	16	32
Spoilt votes		454	401	855

References

1. "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
2. "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
3. Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
4. "Results Summary – All Ballots: Molemole" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
5. "Seat Calculation Detail: Molemole" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 20 January 2017.

External links

• Official homepage

Coordinates: 23°30′S29°35′E / 23.500°S 29.583°E / -23.500; 29.583