Musina Local Municipality

Musina
Local municipality

Seal

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 96700401084.13189Venda
Bergview East 9670040080.47423Venda
Bergview West 9670040090.4144Venda
Lost City 9670040110.57747Venda
Mushongoville 9670040012.543,008Venda
Musina Ext5 9670040040.191,906Venda
Musina Mine 9670040053.5357Venda
Musina SP 9670040077.514,423Venda
Nancefield 9670040035.8231,133Venda
Nancefield Ext 2 9670040020.15674Venda
SMG Military Base 9670040126.3573Venda

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

  1. "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. Lookup Tables - adrianfrith.com
  5. "Results Summary – All Ballots: Musina" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  6. "Seat Calculation Detail: Musina" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.

Coordinates: 22°25′S 29°45′E / 22.417°S 29.750°E / -22.417; 29.750

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