Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality
| Ba-Phalaborwa | ||
|---|---|---|
| Local municipality | ||
| ||
.svg.png) Location in Limpopo | ||
| Country | South Africa | |
| Province | Limpopo | |
| District | Mopani | |
| Seat | Phalaborwa | |
| Wards | 18 | |
| Government[1] | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | Anna Sono | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 7,462 km2 (2,881 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011)[2] | ||
| • Total | 150,637 | |
| • Density | 20/km2 (52/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011)[2] | ||
| • Black African | 93.0% | |
| • Coloured | 0.3% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.2% | |
| • White | 6.4% | |
| First languages (2011)[3] | ||
| • Tsonga | 47.7% | |
| • Northern Sotho | 38.1% | |
| • Afrikaans | 5.1% | |
| • Sotho | 2.8% | |
| • Other | 6.3% | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | LIM334 | |
Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality is located in the Mopani District Municipality of Limpopo province, South Africa. The seat of Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality is Phalaborwa.
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[4]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ba Phalaborwa Ba Nakome | 90401 | 126.78 | 46,920 | Northern Sotho |
| Bashai-Ditlou | 90403 | 38.43 | 12,039 | Northern Sotho |
| Die Eiland | 90404 | 53.55 | 45 | Tsonga |
| Ga-Mashishimale | 90405 | 0.49 | 412 | Northern Sotho |
| Gravelotte Township | 90407 | 0.40 | 422 | Tsonga |
| Gravelotte | 90406 | 5.01 | 321 | Tsonga |
| Letaba Ranch | 90408 | 215.73 | 30 | Tsonga |
| Majeje | 90409 | 46.67 | 43,523 | Tsonga |
| Murchison | 90410 | 6.14 | 1,419 | Tsonga |
| Phalaborwa Part 1 | 90411 | 191.10 | 12,938 | Afrikaans |
| Phalaborwa Part 2 | 90412 | 4.83 | 4,573 | Northern Sotho |
| Remainder of the municipality | 90402 | 2,310.62 | 8,459 | Tsonga |
Politics
The municipal council consists of thirty-six members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Eighteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in eighteen wards, while the remaining eighteen 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 18 May 2011 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of twenty-nine seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[5][6]
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| African National Congress | 24,612 | 25,772 | 50,384 | 78.6 | 16 | 13 | 29 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 2,991 | 3,186 | 6,177 | 9.6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Congress of the People | 1,433 | 1,354 | 2,787 | 4.4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Independent Ratepayers Association of SA | 982 | 796 | 1,778 | 2.8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Independent | 1,050 | – | 1,050 | 1.6 | 0 | – | 0 | |
| United Democratic Movement | 432 | 374 | 806 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 388 | 330 | 718 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pan Africanist Congress | 115 | 78 | 193 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Azanian People's Organisation | 37 | 87 | 124 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ximoko Party | 4 | 64 | 68 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 85,675 | 85,878 | 171,553 | 100.0 | 18 | 18 | 36 | |
| Spoilt votes | 1,029 | 1,266 | 2,295 | |||||
References
- ↑ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- 1 2 "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ↑ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ↑ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
- ↑ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Ba-Phalaborwa" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
- ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Ba-Phalaborwa" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
External links
Coordinates: 23°55′S 30°50′E / 23.917°S 30.833°E
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