Greater Letaba Local Municipality
| Greater Letaba | ||
|---|---|---|
| Local municipality | ||
| ||
.svg.png) Location in Limpopo | ||
| Country | South Africa | |
| Province | Limpopo | |
| District | Mopani | |
| Seat | Modjadjiskloof | |
| Wards | 29 | |
| Government[1] | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | Godfrey Henry Modjadji | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 1,891 km2 (730 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011)[2] | ||
| • Total | 212,701 | |
| • Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011)[2] | ||
| • Black African | 98.8% | |
| • Coloured | 0.1% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.1% | |
| • White | 0.8% | |
| First languages (2011)[3] | ||
| • Northern Sotho | 80.4% | |
| • Tsonga | 12.6% | |
| • Sotho | 1.7% | |
| • Other | 5.3% | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | LIM332 | |
Greater Letaba Local Municipality is located in the Mopani District Municipality of Limpopo province, South Africa. The seat of Greater Letaba Local Municipality is Modjadjiskloof.
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[4]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duiwelskloof | 90201 | 3.53 | 1,347 | Afrikaans |
| Mamaila | 90203 | 247.85 | 39,507 | Northern Sotho |
| Modjadji | 90204 | 723.88 | 126,504 | Northern Sotho |
| Pheeha | 90205 | 26.04 | 5,999 | Northern Sotho |
| Sekgopo | 90206 | 31.75 | 18,517 | Northern Sotho |
| Vuyani | 90207 | 77.95 | 9,595 | Tsonga |
| Remainder of the municipality | 90202 | 782.40 | 18,657 | Tsonga |
Politics
The municipal council consists of fifty-seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twenty-nine councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty-nine wards, while the remaining twenty-eight 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 fifty-one 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 | 46,472 | 47,427 | 93,899 | 81.0 | 29 | 22 | 51 | |
| Congress of the People | 4,030 | 4,022 | 8,052 | 7.5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 1,103 | 1,106 | 2,209 | 2.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Independent | 1,178 | – | 1,178 | 1.1 | 0 | – | 0 | |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 285 | 416 | 701 | 0.7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| United Christian Democratic Party | 254 | 179 | 433 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| United Democratic Movement | 219 | 210 | 429 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| African People's Convention | 72 | 303 | 375 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ximoko Party | 100 | 117 | 217 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 53,713 | 53,780 | 107,493 | 100.0 | 29 | 28 | 57 | |
| Spoilt votes | 656 | 559 | 1,215 | |||||
References
- ↑ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. 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: Greater Letaba" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
- ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Greater Letaba" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
External links
Coordinates: 23°30′S 30°15′E / 23.500°S 30.250°E
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