Lepelle-Nkumpi Local Municipality
| Lepelle-Nkumpi | ||
|---|---|---|
| Local municipality | ||
| ||
.svg.png) Location in Limpopo | ||
| Country | South Africa | |
| Province | Limpopo | |
| District | Capricorn | |
| Seat | Lebowakgomo | |
| Wards | 29 | |
| Government[1] | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | Veronica Phaahla | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 3,463 km2 (1,337 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011)[2] | ||
| • Total | 230,350 | |
| • Density | 67/km2 (170/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011)[2] | ||
| • Black African | 99.6% | |
| • Coloured | 0.1% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.1% | |
| • White | 0.1% | |
| First languages (2011)[3] | ||
| • Northern Sotho | 86.9% | |
| • Southern Ndebele | 4.6% | |
| • Tsonga | 3.8% | |
| • Other | 4.7% | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | LIM355 | |
Lepelle-Nkumpi Local Municipality, is located in the Capricorn District Municipality, of Limpopo province, South Africa. The seat is Lebowakgomo.
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[4]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bakgaga Ba Mphahlele | 91301 | 591.16 | 71,646 | Northern Sotho |
| Batau Ba Seloane | 91302 | 96.24 | 6,457 | Northern Sotho |
| Ditlou Ntshong | 91303 | 85.16 | 5,334 | Northern Sotho |
| Lebowakgomo | 91304 | 183.46 | 26,190 | Northern Sotho |
| Mafefe | 91306 | 364.67 | 11,312 | Northern Soth |
| Mathabatha | 91307 | 0.34 | 444 | Northern Sotho |
| Mokerong | 91308 | 0.79 | 1,573 | Northern Sotho |
| Ndlovu | 91309 | 1.67 | 1,878 | Southern Ndebele |
| Thabamoopo | 91310 | 239.51 | 6,438 | Northern Sotho |
| Zebediela Part 1 | 91311 | 502.15 | 95,107 | Northern Sotho |
| Zebediela Part 2 | 91312 | 1.41 | 179 | Northern Sotho |
| Remainder of the municipality | 91305 | 1,388.22 | 1,402 | Northern Sotho |
Politics
The municipal council consists of fifty-seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twenty-nine councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty-nine wards, while the remaining twenty-eight 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 forty-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 | 35,242 | 36,972 | 72,214 | 79.9 | 28 | 19 | 47 | |
| Congress of the People | 2,356 | 3,246 | 5,602 | 6.2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| Independent | 4,193 | – | 4,193 | 4.6 | 1 | – | 1 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 1,687 | 1,813 | 3,500 | 3.9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Pan Africanist Congress | 876 | 1,530 | 2,406 | 2.7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 507 | 492 | 999 | 1.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Azanian People's Organisation | 320 | 592 | 912 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| United Independent Front | 137 | 188 | 325 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Black Consciousness Party | 21 | 169 | 190 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 45,339 | 45,002 | 90,341 | 100.0 | 29 | 28 | 57 | |
| Spoilt votes | 938 | 1,317 | 2,255 | |||||
References
- ↑ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- 1 2 "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ↑ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ↑ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
- ↑ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Lepelle-Nkumpi" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
- ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Lepelle-Nkumpi" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
External links
Coordinates: 24°15′S 29°40′E / 24.250°S 29.667°E
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