Greater Tubatse Local Municipality

Greater Tubatse Local Municipality was located in the Sekhukhune District Municipality of Limpopo province, South Africa. In 2016, 3rd of August, it was merged with the Fetakgomo Local Municipality to form the Fetakgomo/Tubatse Local Municipality.[5]

Greater Tubatse
Seal
Location in Limpopo
Coordinates: 24°40′S 30°20′E
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceLimpopo
DistrictSekhukhune
SeatBurgersfort
Wards31
Government
  TypeMunicipal council
  MayorRalepane Mammekwa[2]
Area
  Total4,602 km2 (1,777 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
  Total335,676
  Density73/km2 (190/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
  Black African98.3%
  Coloured0.2%
  Indian/Asian0.2%
  White1.3%
First languages (2011)
  Northern Sotho88.1%
  Swazi2.6%
  Zulu1.7%
  Afrikaans1.5%
  Other6.1%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeLIM475

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[6]

PlaceCodeArea (km2)PopulationMost spoken language
Babina Naare Ba Kgoete98501323.41354Northern Sotho
Badimong88501181.2710,653Northern Sotho
Burgersfort8850223.671,578Northern Sotho
Doornbosch Mine885030.27406Swazi
Lavino Chrome Mine885051.0587Afrikaans
Magnetite Mine885061.6630Northern Sotho
Marota9850261.470-
Matlala a Dinkwanyane9850344.0724Northern Sotho
Monganeng8850795.741,048Northern Sotho
Montrose Mine885081.12225Afrikaans
Motodi985040.56467Northern Sotho
Naphuno9850546.420-
Ohrigstad885098.76202Northern Sotho
Penge985066.521,257Northern Sotho
SD98507871.7187,790Northern Sotho
Sealane985084.06939Northern Sotho
Sekhukhuneland98509891.98142,126Northern Sotho
Soe8851059.2313,931Northern Sotho
Steelpoort885118.831,101Northern Sotho
Winterveld Mine885121.351,076Northern Sotho
Remainder of the municipality885041,954.826,855Northern Sotho

Politics

The municipal council consists of sixty-two members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-one councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-one wards, while the remaining thirty-one 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 fifty seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[7][8]

PartyVotesSeats
WardListTotal%WardListTotal
ANC 41,38945,05286,44177.8292150
Independent 6,3086,3085.722
Democratic Alliance 2,8592,9495,8085.2033
Congress of the People 2,4643,1545,6185.1033
Pan Africanist Congress 1,7831,7793,5623.2022
African People's Convention 6126931,3051.2011
UDM 2317721,0030.9011
Azanian People's Organisation 3175638800.8000
South African Maintenance and Estate Beneficiaries Association 191071260.1000
Total 55,98255,069111,051100.0313162
Spoilt votes 1,1752,1863,361

References

  1. "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. http://enca.com/anc-replaces-axed-limpopo-mayors
  3. "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  5. "Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality - Overview". municipalities.co.za. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
  6. Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  7. "Results Summary – All Ballots: Greater Tubatse" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  8. "Seat Calculation Detail: Greater Tubatse" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
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