Lepelle-Nkumpi Local Municipality

Lepelle-Nkumpi
Local municipality

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Location in Limpopo
Location in Limpopo
Country South Africa
Province Limpopo
District Capricorn
Seat Lebowakgomo
Wards 29
Government[1]
 • Type Municipal council
 • Mayor Veronica Phaahla
Area
 • Total 3,463 km2 (1,337 sq mi)
Population (2011)[2]
 • Total 230,350
 • Density 67/km2 (170/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[2]
 • Black African 99.6%
 • Coloured 0.1%
 • Indian/Asian 0.1%
 • White 0.1%
First languages (2011)[3]
 • Northern Sotho 86.9%
 • Southern Ndebele 4.6%
 • Tsonga 3.8%
 • Other 4.7%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal code LIM355

Lepelle-Nkumpi Local Municipality, is located in the Capricorn District Municipality, of Limpopo province, South Africa. The seat is Lebowakgomo.

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[4]

PlaceCodeArea (km2)PopulationMost spoken language
Bakgaga Ba Mphahlele91301591.1671,646Northern Sotho
Batau Ba Seloane9130296.246,457Northern Sotho
Ditlou Ntshong9130385.165,334Northern Sotho
Lebowakgomo91304183.4626,190Northern Sotho
Mafefe91306364.6711,312Northern Soth
Mathabatha913070.34444Northern Sotho
Mokerong913080.791,573Northern Sotho
Ndlovu913091.671,878Southern Ndebele
Thabamoopo91310239.516,438Northern Sotho
Zebediela Part 191311502.1595,107Northern Sotho
Zebediela Part 2913121.41179Northern Sotho
Remainder of the municipality913051,388.221,402Northern Sotho

Politics

The municipal council consists of sixty members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty wards, while the remaining thirtyy 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 3 August 2016 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of forty seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[5][6]

PartyVotesSeats
WardListTotal%WardListTotal
African National Congress 32,88034,31367,19365.6301040
Economic Freedom Fighters 12,37312,43024,80324.201515
Democratic Alliance 2,0302,1174,1474.1033
Independent 1,990–1,9901.90–0
Lebowakgomo Civic Organization 8597991,6581.6011
Lepelle-Nkumpi Development Party 4805129921.0011
African Christian Democratic Party 2422585000.5000
Pan Africanist Congress 1922324240.4000
Azanian People's Organisation 862693550.4000
United Christian Democratic Party 761712470.2000
Congress of the People 195–1950.2000
Total 51,40351,101102,504100.0303060
Spoilt votes 8551,0281,883

References

  1. ↑ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. 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 - Statistics South Africa
  5. ↑ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Lepelle-Nkumpi" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  6. ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Lepelle-Nkumpi" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 20 January 2017.

Coordinates: 24°15′S 29°40′E / 24.250°S 29.667°E / -24.250; 29.667

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