Tokologo Local Municipality

Tokologo 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]

Tokologo
Seal
Location in the Free State
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceFree State
DistrictLejweleputswa
SeatBoshof
Wards4
Government
  TypeMunicipal council
  MayorBoikie David Obotseng
Area
  Total9,326 km2 (3,601 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
  Total28,986
  Density3.1/km2 (8.0/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
  Black African84.5%
  Coloured4.6%
  Indian/Asian0.7%
  White9.9%
First languages (2011)
  Tswana57.3%
  Afrikaans18.7%
  Xhosa10.9%
  Sotho8.5%
  Other4.6%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeFS182

Main places

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

PlaceCodeArea (km2)PopulationMost spoken language
Boshof4080191.933,843Tswana
Dealesville408020.93361Afrikaans
Hertzogville408031.46438Afrikaans
Malebogo408041.336,409Tswana
Seretse408050.714,465Tswana
Tswaraganang408070.543,270Tswana
Remainder of the municipality408069,228.7613,663Tswana

Politics

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

PartyVotesSeats
WardListTotal%WardListTotal
ANC 5,4325,49310,92565.7415
Democratic Alliance 1,0451,0722,11712.7011
Patriotic Alliance 8488951,74310.5011
Economic Freedom Fighters 4674839505.7011
Freedom Front Plus 2182354532.7000
Congress of the People 1631853482.1000
Independent 94940.600
Total 8,2678,36316,630100.0448
Spoilt votes 359219578

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

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