Masilonyana Local Municipality
Masilonyana Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Lejweleputswa District of the Free State in South Africa. The name is a Setswana word meaning "freedom".[4]
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| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Free State |
| District | Lejweleputswa |
| Seat | Theunissen |
| Wards | 10 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Kunatu Steve Koalane |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6,796 km2 (2,624 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 63,334 |
| • Density | 9.3/km2 (24/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 91.6% |
| • Coloured | 1.1% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.3% |
| • White | 6.7% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Sotho | 66.9% |
| • Xhosa | 10.8% |
| • Afrikaans | 9.6% |
| • Tswana | 6.9% |
| • Other | 5.8% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | FS181 |
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[5]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beatrix Mine | 40701 | 0.17 | 2,492 | Sotho |
| Boipatong | 40702 | 0.31 | 1,501 | Sotho |
| Brandfort | 40703 | 3.20 | 1,516 | Afrikaans |
| Fora | 40704 | 0.05 | 530 | Sotho |
| Ikgomotseng | 40705 | 1.07 | 2,254 | Tswana |
| Joel Mine | 40706 | 0.11 | 728 | Sotho |
| Lusaka | 40707 | 1.40 | 6,110 | Sotho |
| Majwemasweu | 40708 | 2.50 | 10,328 | Sotho |
| Makeleketla | 40709 | 1.35 | 6,629 | Sotho |
| Masilo | 40710 | 3.02 | 14,903 | Sotho |
| Star Diamond Mine | 40712 | 0.11 | 212 | Sotho |
| Theunissen | 40713 | 15.11 | 1,667 | Afrikaans |
| Tshepong | 40714 | 0.54 | 1,710 | Sotho |
| Verkeerdevlei | 40715 | 1.22 | 151 | Afrikaans |
| Winburg | 40716 | 70.22 | 3,371 | Sotho |
| Remainder of the municipality | 40711 | 6,696.44 | 10,304 | Sotho |
Politics
The municipal council consists of nineteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Ten councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in ten wards, while the remaining nine 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 twelve seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[6][7]
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| ANC | 11,429 | 11,515 | 22,944 | 64.1 | 10 | 2 | 12 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 3,902 | 3,913 | 7,815 | 21.8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 1,644 | 1,751 | 3,395 | 9.5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Freedom Front Plus | 431 | 423 | 854 | 2.4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Congress of the People | 149 | 137 | 286 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent | 260 | – | 260 | 0.7 | 0 | – | 0 | |
| African People's Convention | 100 | 153 | 253 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 17,915 | 17,892 | 35,807 | 100.0 | 10 | 9 | 19 | |
| Spoilt votes | 269 | 283 | 552 | |||||
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.
- South African Languages - Place names
- Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
- "Results Summary – All Ballots: Masilonyana" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
- "Seat Calculation Detail: Masilonyana" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
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