Moqhaka Local Municipality

Moqhaka is a municipality in the Fezile Dabi District, Free State Province, South Africa.[4] In 2001 the population was 267 881 with a total area of 7925 km ². The seat of local government is Kroonstad.[5] The community name is the South-Sotho-word for "crown".[6]

Moqhaka
Local municipality
Seal
Location in the Free State
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceFree State
DistrictFezile Dabi
SeatKroonstad
Wards25
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorCllr. M. Mokgosi
 • Municipal ManagerMr. S.M Mqwathi
Area
 • Total7,925 km2 (3,060 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total160,532
 • Density20/km2 (52/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African87.2%
 • Coloured2.9%
 • Indian/Asian0.3%
 • White9.3%
First languages (2011)
 • Sotho74.6%
 • Afrikaans13.6%
 • Xhosa3.9%
 • English2.5%
 • Other5.4%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeFS201

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[7]

PlaceCodeArea (km2)PopulationMost spoken language
Kroonstad41701232.0423,992Afrikaans
Maokeng4170212.6267,929Sotho
Matlwangtlwang417031.596,441Sotho
Rammulutsi417054.0324,578Sotho
Steynsrus417061.661,192Afrikaans
Vaal Reefs Mine4170712.045,050Sotho
Vierfontein417082.84832Afrikaans
Viljoenskroon4170913.732,514Afrikaans
Remainder of the municipality417047,619.3835,362Sotho

Politics

The municipal council consists of forty-five members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twenty-three councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty-three wards, while the remaining twenty-two 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 twenty-seven seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[8][9]

PartyVotesSeats
WardListTotal%WardListTotal
African National Congress 25,18825,08450,27260.120727
Democratic Alliance 10,35010,39720,74724.83811
Economic Freedom Fighters 3,3013,4516,7528.1044
Freedom Front Plus 1,4621,3692,8313.4022
Congress of the People 8828191,7012.0011
African People's Convention 1272323590.4000
African Christian Democratic Party 1701753450.4000
Pan Africanist Congress 1711553260.4000
Azanian People's Organisation 1081752830.3000
Independent 25–250.00–0
Total 41,78441,85783,641100.0232245
Spoilt votes 6667051,371

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. Website of Moqhaka Local Municipality
  5. Municipal Demarcation Board
  6. "South African Place Names explained". Retrieved 2013-10-06.
  7. Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  8. "Results Summary – All Ballots: Moqhaka" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
  9. "Seat Calculation Detail: Moqhaka" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 25 December 2016.

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