Musina Local Municipality
| Musina | ||
|---|---|---|
| Local municipality | ||
| ||
.svg.png) Location in Limpopo | ||
| Country | South Africa | |
| Province | Limpopo | |
| District | Vhembe | |
| Seat | Musina | |
| Wards | 6 | |
| Government[1] | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | Carol Phiri | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 7,577 km2 (2,925 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011)[2] | ||
| • Total | 68,359 | |
| • Density | 9.0/km2 (23/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011)[2] | ||
| • Black African | 94.0% | |
| • Coloured | 0.3% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.5% | |
| • White | 4.8% | |
| First languages (2011)[3] | ||
| • Venda | 52.1% | |
| • Sotho | 9.0% | |
| • Northern Sotho | 8.2% | |
| • Afrikaans | 4.9% | |
| • Other | 25.8% | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | LIM341 | |
Musina Local Municipality is located in the Vhembe District Municipality of Limpopo province, South Africa. The seat of Musina Local Municipality is Musina.
Sub places
The 2011 census divided the municipality into the following Sub Places:[4]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baobab Tree Reserve | 967004010 | 84.13 | 189 | Venda |
| Bergview East | 967004008 | 0.47 | 423 | Venda |
| Bergview West | 967004009 | 0.41 | 44 | Venda |
| Lost City | 967004011 | 0.57 | 747 | Venda |
| Mushongoville | 967004001 | 2.54 | 3,008 | Venda |
| Musina Ext5 | 967004004 | 0.19 | 1,906 | Venda |
| Musina Mine | 967004005 | 3.53 | 57 | Venda |
| Musina SP | 967004007 | 7.51 | 4,423 | Venda |
| Nancefield | 967004003 | 5.82 | 31,133 | Venda |
| Nancefield Ext 2 | 967004002 | 0.15 | 674 | Venda |
| SMG Military Base | 967004012 | 6.35 | 73 | Venda |
Politics
The municipal council consists of twelve members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Six councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in six wards, while the remaining six 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 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 | 7,748 | 7,839 | 15,587 | 76.7 | 6 | 3 | 9 | |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 1,080 | 1,337 | 2,417 | 11.9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Congress of the People | 532 | 567 | 1,099 | 5.4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Pan Africanist Congress | 453 | 440 | 893 | 4.4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Independent | 329 | – | 329 | 1.6 | 0 | – | 0 | |
| Total | 10,142 | 10,183 | 20,325 | 100.0 | 6 | 6 | 12 | |
| Spoilt votes | 215 | 174 | 389 | |||||
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 - adrianfrith.com
- ↑ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Musina" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
- ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Musina" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
External links
Coordinates: 22°25′S 29°45′E / 22.417°S 29.750°E
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