Greater Tzaneen Local Municipality

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Greater Tzaneen
Local municipality
Greater Tzaneen CoA.png
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Map of Limpopo with Greater Tzaneen highlighted.svg
Location in Limpopo
Country South Africa
Province Limpopo
District Mopani
Seat Tzaneen
Wards 34
Government
[1]
 • Type Municipal council
 • MayorGerson Molapisane (ANC)
Area
 • Total3,243 km2 (1,252 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [2]
 • Total390,095
 • Density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[2]
 •  Black African 96.4%
 •  Coloured 0.2%
 •  Indian/Asian 0.4%
 •  White 3.0%
First languages (2011)
[2]
 •  Sepedi 46.2%
 •  Tsonga 40.9%
 •  Sotho 4.3%
 •  Afrikaans 2.6%
 • Other6%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeLIM333

Greater Tzaneen Local Municipality is located in the Mopani District Municipality of Limpopo province, South Africa. The seat of the municipality is Tzaneen.

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Main places

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

PlaceCodeArea (km2)PopulationMost spoken language
Bakgaga Ba Maake 90301 14.3712,651 Northern Sotho
Bakgage 90302 14.5414,923Northern Sotho
Vankuna 90303 448.79151,014 Tsonga
Batlhabine Ba Magoboya 90304 65.2617,883Northern Sotho
Dwarsfontein 90305 0.45983Northern Sotho
Haenertsburg 90307 1.04481 English
Letsitele 90308 1.16310 Afrikaans
Modjadji 90309 315.6984,386Northern Sotho
N'wamitwa 90310 165.7836,344Tsonga
Nyavana 90311 44.368,783Tsonga
Tzaneen 90312 18.806,959Afrikaans
Remainder of the municipality 90306 2,149.5440,856Northern Sotho

Politics

The municipal council consists of sixty-nine members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-five councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-five wards, while the remaining thirty-four 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 fifty-two seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election. [4] [5]

PartyVotesSeats
WardListTotal %WardListTotal
ANC 70,13571,135141,27075.2331952
EFF 10,71711,22221,93911.7088
Democratic Alliance 8,5208,67217,1929.2257
African People's Convention 1,0171,0782,0951.1011
Independent 1,616–1,6160.90–0
COPE 7317071,4380.8011
Freedom Front Plus 4434038460.4000
ACDP 1654185830.3000
Tzaneen Freedom Party1472063530.2000
PAC 1051922970.2000
UDM 48881360.1000
IFP 1866840.0000
Total93,66294,187187,849100.0353469
Spoilt votes1,1621,2882,450

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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 3 "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. ↑ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa [ permanent dead link ]
  4. ↑ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Greater Tzaneen" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  5. ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Greater Tzaneen" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 14 January 2017.

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