Setsoto Local Municipality
| Setsoto | ||
|---|---|---|
| Local municipality | ||
| ||
.svg.png) Location in the Free State | ||
| Country | South Africa | |
| Province | Free State | |
| District | Thabo Mofutsanyane | |
| Seat | Ficksburg | |
| Wards | 18 | |
| Government[1] | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | Mbothoma Solomon Maduna | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 5,966 km2 (2,303 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011)[2] | ||
| • Total | 112,597 | |
| • Density | 19/km2 (49/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011)[2] | ||
| • Black African | 92.3% | |
| • Coloured | 1.0% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.8% | |
| • White | 5.7% | |
| First languages (2011)[3] | ||
| • Sotho | 87.2% | |
| • Afrikaans | 7.1% | |
| • English | 2.9% | |
| • Sign language | 1.2% | |
| • Other | 1.6% | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | FS191 | |
Setsoto Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Thabo Mofutsanyane District of the Free State in South Africa. The name is a Sesotho word meaning "beauty". Setsoto is headed by Ficksburg, followed by Senekal, Clocolan and Marquard. It is the getaway municipality to the Kingdom of Lesotho through Ficksburg. Setsoto is rich in agriculture as well as producing cherries.
The first mayor was Ms M.Molete and the current is Mr M.S Maduna.[4]
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[5]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clocolan | 41201 | 16.71 | 1,366 | Sotho |
| Ficksburg | 41202 | 21.63 | 8,307 | Sotho |
| Hlohlolwane | 41203 | 2.25 | 15,275 | Sotho |
| Mafeleng | 41204 | 0.23 | 1,255 | Sotho |
| Marquard | 41205 | 1.56 | 1,024 | Afrikaans |
| Matwabeng | 41206 | 3.65 | 19,218 | Sotho |
| Meqheleng | 41207 | 4.13 | 25,900 | Sotho |
| Moemaneng | 41208 | 1.86 | 12,067 | Sotho |
| Senekal | 41209 | 33.40 | 3,333 | Sotho |
| Remainder of the municipality | 41210 | 5,880.95 | 35,434 | Sotho |
Politics
The municipal council consists of thirty-five members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Eighteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in eighteen wards, while the remaining seventeen 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-six seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[6][7]
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| African National Congress | 20,849 | 21,316 | 42,165 | 74.8 | 17 | 9 | 26 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 5,099 | 4,936 | 10,035 | 17.8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | |
| Congress of the People | 1,138 | 1,397 | 2,535 | 4.5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Freedom Front Plus | 518 | 288 | 806 | 1.4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Dikwankwetla Party | 397 | 356 | 753 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent | 68 | – | 68 | 0.1 | 0 | – | 0 | |
| Total | 28,069 | 28,293 | 56,362 | 100.0 | 18 | 17 | 35 | |
| Spoilt votes | 772 | 529 | 1,301 | |||||
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.
- ↑ South African Languages - Place names
- ↑ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
- ↑ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Setsoto" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
- ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Setsoto" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
External links
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Coordinates: 28°52′25″S 27°52′41″E / 28.87361°S 27.87806°E