Greater Tzaneen Local Municipality

Greater Tzaneen
Local municipality

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Location in Limpopo
Location in Limpopo
Country South Africa
Province Limpopo
District Mopani
Seat Tzaneen
Wards 34
Government[1]
 • Type Municipal council
 • Mayor Dikeledi Mmetle
Area
 • Total 3,243 km2 (1,252 sq mi)
Population (2011)[2]
 • Total 390,095
 • Density 120/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)[3]
 • Northern Sotho 46.2%
 • Tsonga 40.9%
 • Sotho 4.3%
 • Afrikaans 2.6%
 • Other 6%
Time zone SAST (UTC+2)
Municipal code LIM333

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

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[4]

Place Code Area (km2) Population Most spoken language
Bakgaga Ba Maake 9030114.3712,651Northern Sotho
Bakgage 9030214.5414,923Northern Sotho
Bankuna 90303448.79151,014Tsonga
Batlhabine Ba Magoboya 9030465.2617,883Northern Sotho
Dwarsfontein 903050.45983Northern Sotho
Haenertsburg 903071.04481English
Letsitele 903081.16310Afrikaans
Modjadji 90309315.6984,386Northern Sotho
Nwa' Mitwa 90310165.7836,344Tsonga
Nyavana 9031144.368,783Tsonga
Tzaneen 9031218.806,959Afrikaans
Remainder of the municipality 903062,149.5440,856Northern Sotho

Politics

The municipal council consists of sixty-eight members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-four councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-four 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 18 May 2011 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of fifty-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 69,809 73,699 143,508 83.7 32 27 59
Democratic Alliance 6,036 6,382 12,418 7.2 2 3 5
Independent 5,415 – 5,415 3.2 0 – 0
Congress of the People 1,660 2,140 3,800 2.2 0 2 2
African People's Convention 726 1,106 1,832 1.1 0 1 1
African Christian Democratic Party 414 733 1,147 0.7 0 1 1
Future Democratic Party 439 447 886 0.5 0 0 0
Azanian People's Organisation 251 331 582 0.3 0 0 0
Pan Africanist Congress 189 339 528 0.3 0 0 0
Freedom Front Plus 297 189 486 0.3 0 0 0
United Democratic Movement 241 189 430 0.3 0 0 0
United Christian Democratic Party 184 135 319 0.2 0 0 0
Ximoko Party 14 188 202 0.1 0 0 0
Total 85,675 85,878 171,553 100.0 34 34 68
Spoilt votes 1,029 1,266 2,295

References

  1. ↑ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. ↑ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. ↑ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  5. ↑ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Greater Tzaneen" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  6. ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Greater Tzaneen" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.

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Coordinates: 23°50′S 30°15′E / 23.833°S 30.250°E / -23.833; 30.250

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