Naledi Local Municipality, Free State

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Naledi
Disestablshed local municipality
Naledi Free State CoA.png
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Map of the Free State with Naledi highlighted.svg
Location in the Free State
Country South Africa
Province Free State
District Xhariep
Seat Dewetsdorp
Wards 4
Government
[1]
 • Type Municipal council
 • MayorJohnny Makitle
Area
 • Total3,424 km2 (1,322 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [2]
 • Total24,314
 • Density7.1/km2 (18/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[2]
 •  Black African 92.4%
 •  Coloured 1.9%
 •  Indian/Asian 0.5%
 •  White 4.9%
First languages (2011)
[3]
 •  Sotho 83.7%
 •  Afrikaans 7.7%
 •  Xhosa 3.4%
 •  English 2.3%
 • Other2.9%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeFS164

Naledi Local Municipality was a local municipality in the Free State province in South Africa. On 3 August 2016 it was disestablished and merged into the Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality. [4] The name Naledi is a Sesotho word meaning "a star". [5] The principal towns in the area of the disestablished municipality are Dewetsdorp and Wepener.

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Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places: [6]

PlaceCodeArea (km2)Population
Dewetsdorp 40401 3.31930
Morojaneng 40402 2.007,107
Qibing 40404 2.037,538
Thapelang 40405 0.39847
Van Stadensrus 40406 2.07495
Wepener 40407 3.471,663
Remainder of the municipality 40403 3,410.558,895

Politics

The municipal council consisted of eight members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Four councillors were elected by first-past-the-post voting in four wards, while the remaining four were chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives was proportional to the number of votes received. In the election of 18 May 2011 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of six seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election. [7] [8]

PartyVotesSeats
WardListTotal %WardListTotal
ANC 5,1235,20110,32475.4426
Democratic Alliance 1,1361,0882,22416.2011
COPE 3293166454.7011
African People's Convention 2001963962.9000
United Residents Front61431040.8000
Total6,8496,84413,693100.0448
Spoilt votes138142280

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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 "Local Municipality". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  3. ↑ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. ↑ "IN PICTURES: #MunicipalElections - what new municipal boundaries look like". eNCA. 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
  5. ↑ South African Languages - Place names
  6. ↑ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  7. ↑ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Naledi" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  8. ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Naledi" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.

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