Moses Kotane Local Municipality
| Moses Kotane | ||
|---|---|---|
| Local municipality | ||
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.svg.png) Location in the North West | ||
| Country | South Africa | |
| Province | North West | |
| District | Bojanala Platinum | |
| Seat | Mogwase | |
| Wards | 31 | |
| Government[1] | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | Peter Molelekeng | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 5,719 km2 (2,208 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011)[2] | ||
| • Total | 242,554 | |
| • Density | 42/km2 (110/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011)[2] | ||
| • Black African | 98.3% | |
| • Coloured | 0.3% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.5% | |
| • White | 0.8% | |
| First languages (2011)[3] | ||
| • Tswana | 81.6% | |
| • Zulu | 4.1% | |
| • Xhosa | 3.4% | |
| • English | 3.0% | |
| • Other | 7.9% | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | NW375 | |
Moses Kotane Local Municipality is a local municipality in Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West Province, South Africa. It is named in memory of Moses Kotane. The seat of local municipality is Mogwase.
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[4]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amahlubi | 60501 | 563.29 | 3,646 | Xhosa |
| Bafokeng | 60502 | 138.54 | 4,305 | Tswana |
| Bakgatla Ba Ga Kgafela | 60503 | 1,166.89 | 75,072 | Tswana |
| Bakubung Ba Ratheo | 60504 | 203.24 | 19,800 | Tswana |
| Bakwena Ba Mare A Phogole | 60505 | 72.95 | 3,314 | Tswana |
| Bakwena Boo Modimosana | 60506 | 235.27 | 14,364 | Tswana |
| Baphalane | 60507 | 656.08 | 22,101 | Tswana |
| Baphiring | 60508 | 152.35 | 8,887 | Tswana |
| Bapo 2 Ba Ga Mogale | 60509 | 5.08 | 4,415 | Tswana |
| BAPO 2 | 60510 | 0.82 | 1,643 | Tswana |
| Barokologadi Ba Ga Maotwa | 60511 | 289.33 | 7,100 | Tswana |
| Bataung Ba Moubane | 60512 | 1.52 | 529 | Tswana |
| Batlhako Boo Mututu Ba Ga Mabe | 60513 | 305.38 | 15,526 | Tswana |
| Batlhalerwa | 60514 | 641.83 | 9,224 | Tswana |
| Batlokwa Ba Bogatsu | 60515 | 212.95 | 16,518 | Tswana |
| Batlokwa Ba Ga Sedumedi | 60516 | 17.76 | 7,044 | Tswana |
| Batlokwa Boo Matlapane | 60517 | 70.26 | 1,444 | Tswana |
| Dinokaneng | 60518 | 128.10 | 48 | Tswana |
| Mahobieskraal | 60519 | 0.64 | 0 | - |
| Makuntlwane A Kgote | 60520 | 4.70 | 1,689 | Tswana |
| Mixed TA | 60521 | 63.00 | 0 | - |
| Mogwase | 60522 | 15.76 | 9,342 | Tswana |
| Mokgatlha | 60523 | 4.95 | 4,252 | Tswana |
| Mokgautsi | 60524 | 2.18 | 2,271 | Tswana |
| Sun City | 60526 | 64.28 | 2,590 | English |
| Zwartklip | 60527 | 3.54 | 1,413 | Xhosa |
| Remainder of the municipality | 60525 | 194.14 | 337 | Tswana |
Politics
The municipal council consists of sixty-two members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-one councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-one wards, while the remaining thirty-one 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 forty-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 | 44,381 | 47,187 | 91,568 | 77.7 | 29 | 20 | 49 | |
| Congress of the People | 3,162 | 3,653 | 6,815 | 5.8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| United Christian Democratic Party | 3,354 | 3,027 | 6,381 | 5.4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 2,574 | 2,862 | 5,436 | 4.6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| Independent | 5,088 | – | 5,088 | 4.3 | 2 | – | 2 | |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 928 | 733 | 1,661 | 1.4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| African People's Convention | 96 | 779 | 875 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 59,583 | 58,241 | 117,824 | 100.0 | 31 | 31 | 62 | |
| Spoilt votes | 1,696 | 2,062 | 3,758 | |||||
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: Moses Kotane" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
- ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Moses Kotane" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
External links
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Coordinates: 25°10′S 26°50′E / 25.167°S 26.833°E