Makhado Local Municipality
| Makhado | ||
|---|---|---|
| Local municipality | ||
| ||
.svg.png) Location in Limpopo | ||
| Country | South Africa | |
| Province | Limpopo | |
| District | Vhembe | |
| Seat | Louis Trichardt | |
| Wards | 38 | |
| Government[1] | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | Mavhungu Luruli | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 8,300 km2 (3,200 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011)[2] | ||
| • Total | 516,031 | |
| • Density | 62/km2 (160/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011)[2] | ||
| • Black African | 97.3% | |
| • Coloured | 0.2% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.4% | |
| • White | 2.0% | |
| First languages (2011)[3] | ||
| • Venda | 68.1% | |
| • Tsonga | 22.1% | |
| • Northern Sotho | 2.6% | |
| • Afrikaans | 2.2% | |
| • Other | 5% | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | LIM344 | |
Makhado Local Municipality is located in the Vhembe District Municipality of Limpopo province, South Africa. The seat of Makhado Local Municipality is Louis Trichardt.
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places: The population census is just an estimate, there are close to 1-million Tsonga speakers in Gauteng alone, as well as close to 300 000 Venda speakers, also in Gauteng, who are there for work purposes only and have their homes in Limpopo, both the Tsonga and the Venda population are larger should the census count be done during December holiday. [4]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bungeni | 90801 | 20.67 | 18,192 | Tsonga |
| Davhana | 90802 | 60.93 | 6,361 | Venda |
| Dzanani | 90803 | 650.70 | 75,746 | Venda |
| Funyufunyu | 90804 | 2.86 | 3,580 | Venda |
| Hlanganani | 90805 | 181.14 | 11,156 | Venda |
| Khomanani | 90806 | 17.45 | 14,337 | Tsonga |
| Kutama | 90807 | 150.44 | 24,688 | Venda |
| Louis Trichardt | 90808 | 21.18 | 11,014 | English, Venda, Tsonga |
| Madombidzha | 90809 | 0.39 | 806 | Venda |
| Madzivhandila | 90810 | 9.77 | 13,051 | Venda |
| Maelula | 90811 | 2.80 | 5,652 | Venda |
| Magadani | 90812 | 1.59 | 1,875 | Venda |
| Makushu | 90814 | 0.69 | 1,207 | Venda |
| Masakona | 90815 | 73.39 | 7,033 | Venda |
| Mashamba | 90816 | 89.76 | 13,898 | Venda |
| Mashau | 90817 | 71.04 | 24,794 | Venda |
| Masia | 90818 | 120.31 | 8,689 | Venda |
| Mkhensani | 90819 | 12.68 | 16,210 | Tsonga |
| Mudimeli | 90820 | 1.82 | 3,055 | Venda |
| Muila | 90821 | 5.63 | 5,006 | Northern Sotho |
| Mukhari | 90822 | 24.49 | 20,007 | Tsonga |
| Mulambilu | 90823 | 2.78 | 3,307 | Venda |
| Mulima | 90824 | 288.99 | 17,245 | Venda |
| Ndouvhada | 90825 | 1.66 | 1,427 | Venda |
| Nesengani | 90826 | 7.89 | 12,235 | Venda |
| Nthabalala | 90827 | 161.96 | 15,665 | Venda |
| Rabali | 90828 | 6.20 | 8,701 | Venda |
| Ramalamula | 90829 | 36.48 | 5,924 | Venda |
| Ribungwani | 90830 | 4.93 | 3,071 | Tsonga |
| Rungulani | 90831 | 6.05 | 7,043 | Tsonga |
| Sinthumule | 90832 | 72.28 | 47,472 | Venda |
| Soutpansberg | 90833 | 18.81 | 7,512 | Tsonga |
| Tiyani | 90834 | 11.75 | 11,620 | Tsonga |
| Tshikota | 90835 | 42.88 | 4,099 | Venda |
| Tshimbupfe | 90836 | 107.89 | 17,538 | Venda |
| Tshiovhe | 90837 | 3.93 | 2,770 | Venda |
| Vuwani | 90838 | 13.58 | 19,770 | Venda |
| Remainder of the municipality | 90813 | 6,262.90 | 25,319 | Tsonga |
Elim also fall under Makhado Municipality
Politics
The municipal council consists of seventy-five members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-eight councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-eight wards, while the remaining thirty-seven 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 sixty-four 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 | 92,212 | 94,863 | 187,075 | 84.7 | 36 | 28 | 64 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 7,256 | 7,178 | 14,434 | 6.5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| Congress of the People | 4,471 | 4,527 | 8,998 | 4.1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| Independent | 5,000 | – | 5,000 | 2.3 | 1 | – | 1 | |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 1,203 | 1,046 | 2,249 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Pan Africanist Congress | 525 | 422 | 947 | 0.4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| African People's Convention | 177 | 637 | 814 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Azanian People's Organisation | 200 | 423 | 623 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ximoko Party | 79 | 318 | 397 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| National Freedom Party | 41 | 177 | 218 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| United Christian Democratic Party | 35 | 113 | 148 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 111,199 | 109,704 | 220,903 | 100.0 | 38 | 37 | 75 | |
| Spoilt votes | 1,365 | 2,181 | 3,546 | |||||
The independent councillor joined the Democratic Alliance (DA) in 2013, triggering a by-election in which he won back his seat. The DA thus increased their representation to six seats on the council.[7]
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: Makhado" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
- ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Makhado" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
- ↑ http://www.limpopomirror.co.za/details/01-11-2013/da_wins_first_rural_ward_in_limpopo/21986
External links
Coordinates: 23°0′S 29°45′E / 23.000°S 29.750°E
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