Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality
Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality is located in the Mopani District Municipality of Limpopo province, South Africa. The seat of Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality is Phalaborwa.
Ba-Phalaborwa | |
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.svg.png.webp) Location in Limpopo | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Limpopo |
| District | Mopani |
| Seat | Phalaborwa |
| Wards | 18 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Merriam Malatji (ANC) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7,462 km2 (2,881 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 150,637 |
| • Density | 20/km2 (52/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 93.10% |
| • Coloured | 0.3% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.2% |
| • White | 6.4% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Tsonga | 38.1% |
| • Northern Sotho | 47.7% |
| • Afrikaans | 5.1% |
| • Sotho | 2.8% |
| • Other | 6.3% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | LIM334 |
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[4]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ba Phalaborwa Ba Nakome | 90401 | 126.78 | 46,920 | Northern Sotho |
| Bashai-Ditlou | 90403 | 38.43 | 12,039 | Northern Sotho |
| Die Eiland | 90404 | 53.55 | 45 | Tsonga |
| Ga-Mashishimale | 90405 | 0.49 | 412 | Northern Sotho |
| Gravelotte Township | 90407 | 0.40 | 422 | Northern sotho |
| Gravelotte | 90406 | 5.01 | 321 | Northern Sotho |
| Letaba Ranch | 90408 | 215.73 | 30 | Northern Sotho |
| Majeje | 90409 | 46.67 | 43,523 | Tsonga |
| Murchison | 90410 | 6.14 | 1,419 | Tsonga |
| Phalaborwa Part 1 | 90411 | 191.10 | 12,938 | Afrikaans |
| Phalaborwa Part 2 | 90412 | 4.83 | 4,573 | Northern Sotho |
| Remainder of the municipality | 90402 | 2,310.62 | 8,459 | Tsonga |
Politics
The municipal council consists of thirty-seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Nineteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in nineteen wards, while the remaining eighteen 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-six seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[5][6]
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| ANC | 23,710 | 24,414 | 48,124 | 67.7 | 17 | 9 | 26 | |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 5,433 | 5,453 | 10,886 | 15.3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 3,684 | 4,183 | 7,867 | 11.1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Independent | 1,143 | – | 1,143 | 1.6 | 0 | – | 0 | |
| Congress of the People | 410 | 378 | 788 | 1.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Independent Ratepayers Association of SA | 408 | 298 | 706 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Others | 764 | 861 | 1,625 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 35,552 | 35,587 | 71,139 | 100.0 | 19 | 18 | 37 | |
| Spoilt votes | 528 | 548 | 1,076 | |||||
References
- "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
- "Results Summary – All Ballots: Ba-Phalaborwa" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- "Seat Calculation Detail: Ba-Phalaborwa" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
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