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Greater Letaba Local Municipality is located in the Mopani District Municipality of Limpopo province, South Africa. The seat of Greater Letaba Local Municipality is Modjadjiskloof.
Greater Letaba | |
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Local municipality | |
 Seal | |
 Location in Limpopo | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Limpopo |
| District | Mopani |
| Seat | Modjadjiskloof |
| Wards | 29 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Peter Matlou |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,891 km2 (730 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 212,701 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 98.8% |
| • Coloured | 0.1% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.1% |
| • White | 0.8% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Northern Sotho | 80.4% |
| • Tsonga | 12.6% |
| • Sotho | 1.7% |
| • Other | 5.3% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | LIM332 |
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[3]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Modjadjiskloof | 90201 | 3.53 | 1,347 | Afrikaans |
| Mamaila | 90203 | 247.85 | 39,507 | Northern Sotho |
| Modjadji | 90204 | 723.88 | 126,504 | Northern Sotho |
| Pheeha | 90205 | 26.04 | 5,999 | Northern Sotho |
| Sekgopo | 90206 | 31.75 | 18,517 | Northern Sotho |
| Vuyani | 90207 | 77.95 | 9,595 | Tsonga |
| Remainder of the municipality | 90202 | 782.40 | 18,657 | Tsonga |
Politics
The municipal council consists of sixty members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty wards, while the remaining thirty 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 forty-six seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[4][5]
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
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| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| ANC | 42,671 | 43,064 | 85,735 | 75.6 | 30 | 16 | 46 | |
| EFF | 8,680 | 8,860 | 17,540 | 15.5 | 0 | 9 | 9 | |
| COPE | 1,545 | 1,710 | 3,255 | 2.9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 1,561 | 1,590 | 3,151 | 2.8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Limpopo Residents Association | 634 | 606 | 1,240 | 1.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Independent | 913 | – | 913 | 0.8 | 0 | – | 0 | |
| ACDP | 212 | 236 | 448 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| UDM | 158 | 187 | 345 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ximoko Party | 142 | 157 | 299 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Freedom Front Plus | 139 | 153 | 292 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| PAC | 86 | 114 | 200 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 56,741 | 56,677 | 113,418 | 100.0 | 30 | 30 | 60 | |
| Spoilt votes | 662 | 791 | 1,453 | |||||
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.
- Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa[permanent dead link]
- "Results Summary – All Ballots: Greater Letaba" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- "Seat Calculation Detail: Greater Letaba" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
External links
Municipalities of Limpopo | ||||||||||||
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List of municipalities in Limpopo | ||||||||||||
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- [en] Greater Letaba Local Municipality
[ru] Большой Летаба (местный муниципалитет)
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