Nala Local Municipality

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Nala
Local municipality
Nala CoA.png
Seal
Map of the Free State with Nala highlighted.svg
Location in the Free State
Coordinates: 27°23′14″S26°37′05″E / 27.38722°S 26.61806°E / -27.38722; 26.61806
Country South Africa
Province Free State
District Lejweleputswa
Seat Bothaville
Wards 12
Government
[1]
 • Type Municipal council
 • MayorNozililo Mashiya-Ntema
Area
 • Total4,129 km2 (1,594 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [2]
 • Total81,220
 • Density20/km2 (51/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[2]
 •  Black African 93.1%
 •  Coloured 0.6%
 •  Indian/Asian 0.3%
 •  White 5.8%
First languages (2011)
[3]
 •  Sotho 73.3%
 •  Xhosa 8.7%
 •  Afrikaans 7.3%
 •  Tswana 3.9%
 • Other6.8%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeFS185

Nala Municipality (Sotho : Masepala wa Nala) is a local municipality within the Lejweleputswa District Municipality, in the Free State province of South Africa. Nala is a Sesotho word meaning "affluence or plenty". It is derived from the maize belt and economic prosperity of the area. [4] The municipality serves the community in and around Bothaville, Kgotsong, Wesselsbron and Monyakeng.

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Main places

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

PlaceCensus codeArea (km2)Population
Balkfontein 468004 1.12154
Bothaville 468001 33.264,152
Kgotsong 468002 9.7441,878
Monyakeng 468005 3.8025,392
Wesselsbron 468006 10.261,415
Remainder of the municipality 468003 4,070.618,229

Politics

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) lost its majority, winning twelve of the twenty-four seats.

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress 8,46848.47118,56848.97112
Economic Freedom Fighters 4,07823.3404,03723.0766
Democratic Alliance 1,6209.2711,6839.6212
Nala Community Forum 1,4328.2001,4958.5422
Freedom Front Plus 1,0806.1801,0255.8622
Independent candidates 2841.6300
5 other parties5072.9006903.9400
Total17,469100.001217,498100.001224
Valid votes17,46998.4117,49898.02
Invalid/blank votes2831.593531.98
Total votes17,752100.0017,851100.00
Registered voters/turnout37,96346.7637,96347.02

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The Nala Local Municipality 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.

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. ↑ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  6. ↑ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Nala". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
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