Lepelle-Nkumpi | |
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Coordinates: 24°15′S29°40′E / 24.250°S 29.667°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Limpopo |
District | Capricorn |
Seat | Lebowakgomo |
Wards | 29 |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Meriam Molala |
Area | |
• Total | 3,463 km2 (1,337 sq mi) |
Population (2011) [2] | |
• Total | 230,350 |
• Density | 67/km2 (170/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 99.6% |
• Coloured | 0.1% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.1% |
• White | 0.1% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Northern Sotho | 86.9% |
• Southern Ndebele | 4.6% |
• Tsonga | 3.8% |
• Other | 4.7% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Municipal code | LIM355 |
Lepelle-Nkumpi Municipality (Northern Sotho : Mmasepala wa Lepelle-Nkumpi) is a local municipality within the Capricorn District Municipality, in the Limpopo province of South Africa. The seat is Lebowakgomo.
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places: [3]
Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language |
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Bakgaga Ba Mphahlele | 91301 | 591.16 | 71,646 | Northern Sotho |
Batau Ba Seloane | 91302 | 96.24 | 6,457 | Northern Sotho |
Ditlou Ntshong | 91303 | 85.16 | 5,334 | Northern Sotho |
Lebowakgomo | 91304 | 183.46 | 26,190 | Northern Sotho |
Mafefe | 91306 | 364.67 | 11,312 | Northern Soth |
Mathabatha | 91307 | 0.34 | 444 | Northern Sotho |
Mokerong | 91308 | 0.79 | 1,573 | Northern Sotho |
Ndlovu | 91309 | 1.67 | 1,878 | Southern Ndebele |
Thabamoopo | 91310 | 239.51 | 6,438 | Northern Sotho |
Zebediela Part 1 | 91311 | 502.15 | 95,107 | Northern Sotho |
Zebediela Part 2 | 91312 | 1.41 | 179 | Northern Sotho |
Remainder of the municipality | 91305 | 1,388.22 | 1,402 | Northern Sotho |
The municipal council consists of sixty members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty wards, while the remaining thirty 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 forty seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election. [4] [5]
Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
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Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
ANC | 32,880 | 34,313 | 67,193 | 65.6 | 30 | 10 | 40 | |
EFF | 12,373 | 12,430 | 24,803 | 24.2 | 0 | 15 | 15 | |
Democratic Alliance | 2,030 | 2,117 | 4,147 | 4.1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
Independent | 1,990 | – | 1,990 | 1.9 | 0 | – | 0 | |
Lebowakgomo Civic Organization | 859 | 799 | 1,658 | 1.6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Lepelle-Nkumpi Development Party | 480 | 512 | 992 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
ACDP | 242 | 258 | 500 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
PAC | 192 | 232 | 424 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Azanian People's Organisation | 86 | 269 | 355 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
United Christian Democratic Party | 76 | 171 | 247 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
COPE | 195 | – | 195 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 51,403 | 51,101 | 102,504 | 100.0 | 30 | 30 | 60 | |
Spoilt votes | 855 | 1,028 | 1,883 |
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