Letsemeng Local Municipality

Letsemeng Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Xhariep District of the Free State in South Africa.

Letsemeng
Seal
Location in the Free State
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceFree State
DistrictXhariep
SeatKoffiefontein
Wards6
Government
  TypeMunicipal council
  MayorThandiwe Reachable
Area
  Total9,829 km2 (3,795 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
  Total38,628
  Density3.9/km2 (10/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
  Black African67.8%
  Coloured23.4%
  Indian/Asian0.3%
  White8.1%
First languages (2011)
  Afrikaans63.7%
  Sotho12.4%
  Xhosa10.8%
  Tswana9.7%
  Other3.4%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeFS161

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[4]

PlaceCodeArea (km2)PopulationMost spoken language
Boitumelong401010.24330Afrikaans
Bolokanang401020.926,343Tswana
Diamant Hoogte401030.111,208Afrikaans
Ditlhake401042.218,727Afrikaans
Jacobsdal401052.251,709Afrikaans
Koffiefontein4010633.791,443Afrikaans
Luckhoff4010830.382,388Afrikaans
Oppermans401090.261,167Afrikaans
Petrusburg401101.99588Afrikaans
Ratanang401110.624,852Afrikaans
Relebohile401120.15671Afrikaans
Remainder of the municipality4010710,155.0013,533Afrikaans

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 eight seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[5][6]

PartyVotesSeats
WardListTotal%WardListTotal
ANC 7,8137,76115,57468.5628
Democratic Alliance 1,3371,6352,97213.1022
Economic Freedom Fighters 1,2571,2832,54011.2011
Congress of the People 4383437813.4000
Freedom Front Plus 4303217513.3000
ACDP 62521140.5000
Total 11,33711,39522,732100.06511
Spoilt votes 200191391

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. Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  5. "Results Summary – All Ballots: Letsemeng" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
  6. "Seat Calculation Detail: Letsemeng" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 December 2016.

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