Mutale Local Municipality
| Mutale | ||
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| Local municipality | ||
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| Location in Limpopo Location in Limpopo |
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| Country | South Africa | |
| Province | Limpopo | |
| District | Vhembe | |
| Seat | Mutale | |
| Wards | 13 | |
| Government[1] | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | Tshitereke Matibe | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 3,886 km2 (1,500 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011)[2] | ||
| • Total | 91,870 | |
| • Density | 24/km2 (61/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011)[2] | ||
| • Black African | 99.3% | |
| • Coloured | 0.1% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.1% | |
| • White | 0.5% | |
| First languages (2011)[3] | ||
| • Venda | 96.8% | |
| • Other | 3.2% | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | LIM342 | |
Mutale Local Municipality is located in the Vhembe District Municipality of Limpopo province, South Africa. The seat of Mutale Local Municipality is Mutale.
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[4]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Makuya | 90601 | 469.38 | 5,948 | Venda |
| Manenzhe | 90602 | 124.94 | 3,902 | Venda |
| Moletele | 90603 | 140.96 | 2,229 | Venda |
| Mphaphuli | 90604 | 1.83 | 449 | Venda |
| Rambuda | 90605 | 600.92 | 27,610 | Venda |
| Thengwe | 90606 | 282.71 | 24,812 | Venda |
| Tshikondeni Mine | 90607 | 0.95 | 512 | Afrikaans |
| Tshikundamalema | 90608 | 667.80 | 13,471 | Venda |
Politics
The municipal council consists of twenty-six members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirteen wards, while the remaining thirteen 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 twenty-three 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 | 19,826 | 20,254 | 40,080 | 86.2 | 13 | 10 | 23 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 953 | 1,122 | 2,075 | 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Congress of the People | 355 | 750 | 1,105 | 2.4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Pan Africanist Congress | 514 | 396 | 910 | 1.9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Azanian People's Organisation | 450 | 381 | 831 | 1.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent | 823 | – | 823 | 1.8 | 0 | – | 0 | |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 346 | 333 | 679 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 23,267 | 23,236 | 46,503 | 100.0 | 13 | 13 | 26 | |
| Spoilt votes | 274 | 226 | 500 | |||||
References
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External links
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