Kopanong Local Municipality

Kopanong Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Xhariep District of the Free State in South Africa. The name is a Sesotho word meaning "meeting place or where people are invited". The name earmarks unity and seeks to encourage co-operation.[4]

Kopanong
Local municipality
Seal
Location in the Free State
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceFree State
DistrictXhariep
SeatTrompsburg
Wards8
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorXolile Mathwa
Area
 • Total15,645 km2 (6,041 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total49,171
 • Density3.1/km2 (8.1/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African71.5%
 • Coloured18.2%
 • Indian/Asian0.4%
 • White9.4%
First languages (2011)
 • Sotho37.9%
 • Afrikaans34.8%
 • Xhosa20.6%
 • Tswana2.4%
 • Other4.3%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeFS162

Main places

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

PlaceCodeArea (km2)PopulationMost spoken language
Bethulie4020151.801,342Afrikaans
Charlesville402020.33525Sotho
Edenburg4020328.33935Afrikaans
Fauresmith4020454.641,276Afrikaans
Ha-Rasebei4020511.277,203Sotho
Hydro Park402060.36586Afrikaans
Ipopeng402070.752,770Afrikaans
Itumeleng402081.173,924Sotho
Jagersfontein402091.031,200Afrikaans
Lephoi402111.195,067Xhosa
Madikgetla402120.693,938Sotho
Maphodi402130.833,592Xhosa
Oranjekrag402143.82350Afrikaans
Philippolis4021567.551,170Afrikaans
Poding-Tse-Rolo402160.352,411Xhosa
Qhoweng402170.743,469Sotho
Reddersburg4021818.01967Afrikaans
Springfontein4021940.781,753Afrikaans
Trompsburg402201.27925Afrikaans
Waterkloof4022120.846Afrikaans
Remainder of the municipality4021014,937.3412,524Afrikaans

Politics

The municipal council consists of fifteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Eight councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in eight wards, while the remaining seven 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 eleven seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[6][7]

PartyVotesSeats
WardListTotal%WardListTotal
ANC 10,75111,18221,93369.58311
Democratic Alliance 2,7172,8335,55017.6033
Economic Freedom Fighters 9991,3482,3477.4011
Independent 770–7702.40–0
Freedom Front Plus 3653557202.3000
Congress of the People 181–1810.6000
United Residents Front 051510.2000
Total 15,78315,76931,552100.08715
Spoilt votes 332346678

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: Kopanong" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
  7. "Seat Calculation Detail: Kopanong" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 December 2016.

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