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Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality

Coordinates: 23°55′S 30°50′E / 23.917°S 30.833°E / -23.917; 30.833
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Ba-Phalaborwa
Official seal of Ba-Phalaborwa
Location in Limpopo
Location in Limpopo
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceLimpopo
DistrictMopani
SeatPhalaborwa
Wards18
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorMerriam Malatji (ANC)
Area
 • Total7,462 km2 (2,881 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total150,637
 • Density20/km2 (52/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African93.10%
 • Coloured0.3%
 • Indian/Asian0.2%
 • White6.4%
First languages (2011)
 • Tsonga38.1%
 • Northern Sotho47.7%
 • Afrikaans5.1%
 • Sotho2.8%
 • Other6.3%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeLIM334

Ba-Phalaborwa Municipality (Northern Sotho: Mmasepala wa Ba-Phalaborwa; Tsonga: Masipala wa Ba-Phalaborwa) is a local municipality within the Mopani District Municipality, in the Limpopo province of South Africa. The seat is Phalaborwa.

Main places

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The 2011 census divided the municipality into the following main places:

Place Code Area (km2) Population Most spoken language
Ba-Phalaborwa NU 963002 2,726.97 6,131 Tsonga
Ben Farm 963010 7.49 12,757 Tsonga
Ga-Makhushane 963012 9.92 13,499 Northern Sotho
Ga-Mashishimale 963014 13,920 13.35 Northern Sotho
Ga-Selwana 963014 4.65 5,263 Northern Sotho
Gravelotte 963013 1.98 1,098 Tsonga
Kruger National Park 963006 4,456.66 1,499 Tsonga
Leydsdorp 963017 0.79 6 Tsonga
Mahale 963004 1.23 1,825 Tsonga
Majeje 963008 19.6 40,225 Tsonga
Ga-Maseke 963015 4.86 2,752 Northern Sotho
Murchison 963009 5.85 1,288 Tsonga
Namakgale 963011 12.97 36,365 Northern Sotho
Nondweni 963005 0.76 984 Tsonga
Phalaborwa 963007 193.33 13,108 Afrikaans
Priska-Majeje 963001 0.91 626 Tsonga
Boelang 963016 0.43 291 Tsonga/Northern Sotho

Politics

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The municipal council consists of thirty-seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Nineteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in nineteen wards, while the remaining eighteen 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 1 November 2021 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of twenty-four seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[3]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress18,90659.451719,77762.86724
Economic Freedom Fighters3,89312.2404,35313.8455
Democratic Alliance3,0699.6523,15710.0324
National Independent Party1,4914.6901,5134.8122
Mopani Independent Movement9783.0801,0363.2911
Independent candidates2,0036.3000
Freedom Front Plus3080.9703591.1411
Able Leadership2260.7102240.7100
African Christian Democratic Party1900.6002220.7100
Congress of the People1630.5101440.4600
Forum for Service Delivery1390.4401050.3300
African People's Convention1210.3801120.3600
Civic Warriors980.310740.2400
United Democratic Movement690.2201000.3200
Abantu Batho Congress850.270800.2500
Ximoko Party360.110570.1800
Inkatha Freedom Party40.010550.1700
African Transformation Movement110.030380.1200
Azanian People's Organisation10.000330.1000
Patriotic Alliance100.030220.0700
Total31,801100.001931,461100.001837
Valid votes31,80197.8531,46197.60
Invalid/blank votes6992.157722.40
Total votes32,500100.0032,233100.00
Registered voters/turnout75,41543.0975,41542.74

References

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  1. ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. ^ a b c "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Ba-Phalaborwa". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
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