Mohokare Local Municipality

Mohokare Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Xhariep District of the Free State in South Africa. The name is a Sesotho word for Caledon River, which runs through the municipality.[4]

Mohokare
Local municipality
Seal
Location in the Free State
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceFree State
DistrictXhariep
SeatZastron
Wards6
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorNokufa Irene Mehlomakulu
Area
 • Total8,776 km2 (3,388 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total34,146
 • Density3.9/km2 (10/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African90.8%
 • Coloured2.3%
 • Indian/Asian0.3%
 • White6.5%
First languages (2011)
 • Sotho64.1%
 • Xhosa23.5%
 • Afrikaans8.9%
 • English1.1%
 • Other2.4%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeFS163

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[5]

PlaceCodeArea (km2)Population
Matlakeng403011.399,368
Mofulatshepe403021.344,037
Role-le-ya-Thunya403041.005,006
Rouxville4030519.021,146
Smithfield4030631.22500
Zastron4030721.291,125
Remainder of the municipality403038,703.4315,131

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 3 August 2016 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of seven seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[6][7]

PartyVotesSeats
WardListTotal%WardListTotal
African National Congress 6,4816,63213,11365.3617
Economic Freedom Fighters 1,6421,6673,30916.5022
Democratic Alliance 1,6361,5303,16615.8022
Freedom Front Plus 02042041.0000
Independent 151–1510.70–0
Congress of the People 122–1220.6000
United Residents Front 24–240.1000
Total 10,05610,03320,089100.06511
Spoilt votes 199194393

References
  1. "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. South African Languages - Place names
  5. Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  6. "Results Summary – All Ballots: Mohokare" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
  7. "Seat Calculation Detail: Mohokare" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 December 2016.

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