Dipaleseng Local Municipality

Dipaleseng
Local municipality

Seal
Location in Mpumalanga
Location in Mpumalanga
Country South Africa
Province Mpumalanga
District Gert Sibande
Seat Balfour
Wards 6
Government[1]
 • Type Municipal council
 • Mayor Sarah Nhlapho
Area
 • Total 2,617 km2 (1,010 sq mi)
Population (2011)[2]
 • Total 42,390
 • Density 16/km2 (42/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[2]
 • Black African 89.8%
 • Coloured 0.5%
 • Indian/Asian 0.9%
 • White 8.6%
First languages (2011)[3]
 • Zulu 56.1%
 • Sotho 24.2%
 • Afrikaans 9.0%
 • English 3.0%
 • Other 7.7%
Time zone SAST (UTC+2)
Municipal code MP306

Dipaleseng Local Municipality, is a South African Local Municipality situated in the Gert Sibande District Municipality, of Mpumalanga. Balfour is the Seat of the municipality.

Main places

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

Place Code Area (km2) Population Most spoken language
Balfour 8060110.022,070Afrikaans
Ekanini 806030.34293English
Greylingstad 806040.141,508Zulu
Nthwane 806050.622,888Zulu
Siyathemba 806063.9117,747Zulu
Remainder of the municipality 806022,600.2514,131Zulu

Politics

The municipal council consists of twelve members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Six councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in six wards, while the remaining six 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 seven seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[5][6]

Party Votes Seats
Ward List Total % Ward List Total
African National Congress 5,433 6,816 12,249 54.1 4 3 7
Independent 3,378 – 3,378 14.9 1 – 1
Democratic Alliance 1,483 1,574 3,057 13.5 1 1 2
Socialist Civic Movement 772 2,125 2,897 12.8 0 2 2
Pan Africanist Congress 310 364 674 3.0 0 0 0
Congress of the People 173 200 373 1.7 0 0 0
Total 11,549 11,079 22,628 100.0 6 6 12
Spoilt votes 505 809 1,314

References

  1. ↑ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. 1 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: Dipaleseng" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  6. ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Dipaleseng" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.

External links

Coordinates: 26°33′S 29°10′E / 26.550°S 29.167°E / -26.550; 29.167

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