Mookgophong Local Municipality
| Mookgophong | ||
|---|---|---|
| Local municipality | ||
| ||
.svg.png) Location in Limpopo | ||
| Coordinates: 24°40′S 29°0′E / 24.667°S 29.000°ECoordinates: 24°40′S 29°0′E / 24.667°S 29.000°E | ||
| Country | South Africa | |
| Province | Limpopo | |
| District | Waterberg | |
| Seat | Mookgophong | |
| Wards | 5 | |
| Government[1] | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | Sarah Monyamane | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 5,689 km2 (2,197 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011)[2] | ||
| • Total | 35,640 | |
| • Density | 6.3/km2 (16/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011)[2] | ||
| • Black African | 85.6% | |
| • Coloured | 0.4% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.2% | |
| • White | 13.2% | |
| First languages (2011)[3] | ||
| • Northern Sotho | 51.0% | |
| • Afrikaans | 13.3% | |
| • Tsonga | 12.5% | |
| • Sotho | 6.3% | |
| • Other | 16.9% | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | LIM364 | |
Mookgophong Local Municipality was a municipality located in the Waterberg District Municipality of Limpopo province, South Africa. The seat of Mookgophong Local Municipality is Mookgophong.
The Municipality is named after the type of tree found in the area, Mokgopa (Cactus).[4]
After municipal elections on 3 August 2016 it was merged into the larger Mookgophong/Modimolle Local Municipality.
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[5]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mookgophong | 91601 | 1.20 | 7,685 | Northern Sotho |
| Naboomspruit | 91603 | 5.87 | 3,626 | Afrikaans |
| Roedtan | 91604 | 0.46 | 159 | Afrikaans |
| Remainder of the municipality | 91602 | 4,263.18 | 19,280 | Northern Sotho |
Politics
The municipal council consists of ten members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Five councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in five wards, while the remaining five 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 six seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[6][7]
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| African National Congress | 5,802 | 5,953 | 11,755 | 65.4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 1,767 | 1,822 | 3,589 | 20.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Freedom Front Plus | 850 | 730 | 1,580 | 8.8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Congress of the People | 548 | 461 | 1,009 | 5.6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| National Freedom Party | 5 | 25 | 30 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 8,972 | 8,991 | 17,963 | 100.0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | |
| Spoilt votes | 165 | 128 | 293 | |||||
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.
- ↑ South African Languages - Place names
- ↑ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
- ↑ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Mookgophong" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
- ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Mookgophong" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
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