Modimolle Local Municipality
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| Modimolle | ||
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| Local municipality | ||
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| Country | South Africa | |
| Province | Limpopo | |
| District | Waterberg | |
| Seat | Modimolle | |
| Wards | 9 | |
| Government[1] | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | Kgaretja Elizabeth Lekalakala | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 4,678 km2 (1,806 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011)[2] | ||
| • Total | 68,513 | |
| • Density | 15/km2 (38/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011)[2] | ||
| • Black African | 88.1% | |
| • Coloured | 0.4% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.4% | |
| • White | 10.8% | |
| First languages (2011)[3] | ||
| • Northern Sotho | 62.6% | |
| • Afrikaans | 10.7% | |
| • Tsonga | 9.3% | |
| • Tswana | 5.0% | |
| • Other | 12.4% | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | LIM365 | |
Modimolle Local Municipality is located in the Waterberg District Municipality of Limpopo province, South Africa. The seat of Modimolle Local Municipality is Modimolle.
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[4]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language |
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| Nylstroom | 91702 | 15.37 | 8,727 | Afrikaans |
| Phagameng | 91703 | 4.26 | 25,078 | Sepedi |
| Vaalwater | 91704 | 2.67 | 8,337 | Sepedi |
| Remainder of the municipality | 91701 | 6,205.57 | 30,642 | Sepedi |
Politics
The municipal council consists of eighteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Nine councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in nine wards, while the remaining nine 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 thirteen seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[5][6]
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
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| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| African National Congress | 10,369 | 11,670 | 22,039 | 66.2 | 7 | 6 | 13 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 3,483 | 3,633 | 7,116 | 21.4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Freedom Front Plus | 932 | 835 | 1,767 | 5.3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Independent | 1,515 | – | 1,515 | 4.6 | 0 | – | 0 | |
| Congress of the People | 159 | 307 | 466 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 97 | 100 | 197 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| African People's Convention | 50 | 128 | 178 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 16,605 | 16,673 | 33,278 | 100.0 | 9 | 9 | 18 | |
| Spoilt votes | 417 | 456 | 873 | |||||
References
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- ↑ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
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