Lepelle-Nkumpi Local Municipality

Lepelle-Nkumpi Municipality (Northern Sotho: Mmasepala wa Lepelle-Nkumpi) is a local municipality within the Capricorn District Municipality, in the Limpopo province of South Africa. The seat is Lebowakgomo.

Lepelle-Nkumpi
Official seal of Lepelle-Nkumpi
Location in Limpopo
Location in Limpopo
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceLimpopo
DistrictCapricorn
SeatLebowakgomo
Wards29
Government
  TypeMunicipal council
  MayorMeriam Molala
Area
  Total3,463 km2 (1,337 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
  Total230,350
  Density67/km2 (170/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
  Black African99.6%
  Coloured0.1%
  Indian/Asian0.1%
  White0.1%
First languages (2011)
  Northern Sotho86.9%
  Southern Ndebele4.6%
  Tsonga3.8%
  Other4.7%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeLIM355

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[3]

PlaceCodeArea (km2)PopulationMost spoken language
Bakgaga Ba Mphahlele91301591.1671,646Northern Sotho
Batau Ba Seloane9130296.246,457Northern Sotho
Ditlou Ntshong9130385.165,334Northern Sotho
Lebowakgomo91304183.4626,190Northern Sotho
Mafefe91306364.6711,312Northern Soth
Mathabatha913070.34444Northern Sotho
Mokerong913080.791,573Northern Sotho
Ndlovu913091.671,878Southern Ndebele
Thabamoopo91310239.516,438Northern Sotho
Zebediela Part 191311502.1595,107Northern Sotho
Zebediela Part 2913121.41179Northern Sotho
Remainder of the municipality913051,388.221,402Northern Sotho

Politics

The municipal council consists of sixty members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty wards, while the remaining thirty 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 3 August 2016 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of forty seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[4][5]

PartyVotesSeats
WardListTotal %WardListTotal
ANC 32,88034,31367,19365.6301040
EFF 12,37312,43024,80324.201515
Democratic Alliance 2,0302,1174,1474.1033
Independent 1,9901,9901.900
Lebowakgomo Civic Organization 8597991,6581.6011
Lepelle-Nkumpi Development Party 4805129921.0011
ACDP 2422585000.5000
PAC 1922324240.4000
Azanian People's Organisation 862693550.4000
United Christian Democratic Party 761712470.2000
COPE 1951950.2000
Total 51,40351,101102,504100.0303060
Spoilt votes 8551,0281,883

References

  1. "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  4. "Results Summary – All Ballots: Lepelle-Nkumpi" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  5. "Seat Calculation Detail: Lepelle-Nkumpi" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 20 January 2017.

24°15′S 29°40′E

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.