Musina | |
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![]() Location in Limpopo | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Limpopo |
District | Vhembe |
Seat | Musina |
Wards | 6[ citation needed ] |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Carol Phiri |
Area | |
• Total | 7,577 km2 (2,925 sq mi) |
Population (2011) [2] | |
• Total | 68,359 |
• Density | 9.0/km2 (23/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 94.0% |
• Coloured | 0.3% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.5% |
• White | 4.8% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Venda | 52.1% |
• Sotho | 9.0% |
• Northern Sotho | 8.2% |
• Afrikaans | 4.9% |
• Other | 25.8% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Municipal code | LIM341 |
Musina Municipality (Venda : Masipalawapo wa Musina) is a local municipality within the Vhembe District Municipality, in the Limpopo province of South Africa. It is the northernmost local municipality in South Africa. It borders Botswana, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. The seat is Musina.
The 2011 census divided the municipality into the following Sub Places : [3]
Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language |
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Baobab Tree Reserve | 967004010 | 84.13 | 189 | Venda |
Bergview East | 967004008 | 0.47 | 423 | Venda |
Bergview West | 967004009 | 0.41 | 44 | Venda |
Lost City | 967004011 | 0.57 | 747 | Venda |
Mushongoville | 967004001 | 2.54 | 3,008 | Venda |
Musina Ext5 | 967004004 | 0.19 | 1,906 | Venda |
Musina Mine | 967004005 | 3.53 | 57 | Venda |
Musina SP | 967004007 | 7.51 | 4,423 | Venda |
Nancefield | 967004003 | 5.82 | 31,133 | Venda |
Nancefield Ext 2 | 967004002 | 0.15 | 674 | Venda |
SMG Military Base | 967004012 | 6.35 | 73 | Venda |
The municipal council consists of twenty-four members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twelve councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twelve wards, while the remaining twelve 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 1 November 2021 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of nineteen seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election. [4]
Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
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Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
African National Congress | 15,194 | 70.01 | 12 | 16,260 | 75.72 | 7 | 19 | |
Economic Freedom Fighters | 1,703 | 7.85 | 0 | 2,100 | 9.78 | 2 | 2 | |
Democratic Alliance | 1,594 | 7.34 | 0 | 2,101 | 9.78 | 2 | 2 | |
Independent candidates | 2,509 | 11.56 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Freedom Front Plus | 245 | 1.13 | 0 | 264 | 1.23 | 1 | 1 | |
5 other parties | 458 | 2.11 | 0 | 750 | 3.49 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 21,703 | 100.00 | 12 | 21,475 | 100.00 | 12 | 24 | |
Valid votes | 21,703 | 98.49 | 21,475 | 97.39 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 333 | 1.51 | 575 | 2.61 | ||||
Total votes | 22,036 | 100.00 | 22,050 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 45,309 | 48.63 | 45,309 | 48.67 |
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