Letsemeng Local Municipality
| Letsemeng | ||
|---|---|---|
| Local municipality | ||
| ||
.svg.png) Location in the Free State | ||
| Country | South Africa | |
| Province | Free State | |
| District | Xhariep | |
| Seat | Koffiefontein | |
| Wards | 6 | |
| Government[1] | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | Thandiwe Reachable | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 9,829 km2 (3,795 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011)[2] | ||
| • Total | 38,628 | |
| • Density | 3.9/km2 (10/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011)[2] | ||
| • Black African | 67.8% | |
| • Coloured | 23.4% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.3% | |
| • White | 8.1% | |
| First languages (2011)[3] | ||
| • Afrikaans | 63.7% | |
| • Sotho | 12.4% | |
| • Xhosa | 10.8% | |
| • Tswana | 9.7% | |
| • Other | 3.4% | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | FS161 | |
Letsemeng Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Xhariep District of the Free State in South Africa.
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[4]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boitumelong | 40101 | 0.24 | 330 | Afrikaans |
| Bolokanang | 40102 | 0.92 | 6,343 | Tswana |
| Diamant Hoogte | 40103 | 0.11 | 1,208 | Afrikaans |
| Ditlhake | 40104 | 2.21 | 8,727 | Afrikaans |
| Jacobsdal | 40105 | 2.25 | 1,709 | Afrikaans |
| Koffiefontein | 40106 | 33.79 | 1,443 | Afrikaans |
| Luckhoff | 40108 | 30.38 | 2,388 | Afrikaans |
| Oppermans | 40109 | 0.26 | 1,167 | Afrikaans |
| Petrusburg | 40110 | 1.99 | 588 | Afrikaans |
| Ratanang | 40111 | 0.62 | 4,852 | Afrikaans |
| Relebohile | 40112 | 0.15 | 671 | Afrikaans |
| Remainder of the municipality | 40107 | 10,155.00 | 13,533 | Afrikaans |
Politics
The municipal council consists of eleven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Six councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in six wards, while the remaining five 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 eight 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 | 8,282 | 8,473 | 16,755 | 76.4 | 6 | 2 | 8 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 1,567 | 1,572 | 3,139 | 14.3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Congress of the People | 622 | 610 | 1,232 | 5.6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Freedom Front Plus | 305 | 203 | 508 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 126 | 126 | 252 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent | 35 | – | 35 | 0.2 | 0 | – | 0 | |
| Total | 10,937 | 10,984 | 21,921 | 100.0 | 6 | 5 | 11 | |
| Spoilt votes | 202 | 142 | 344 | |||||
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: Letsemeng" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
- ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Letsemeng" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
External links
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Coordinates: 29°25′11″S 25°00′19″E / 29.41972°S 25.00528°E
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