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Bela-Bela Local Municipality

Coordinates: 24°55′S 28°15′E / 24.917°S 28.250°E / -24.917; 28.250
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Bela-Bela
Official seal of Bela-Bela
Location in Limpopo
Location in Limpopo
Coordinates: 24°55′S 28°15′E / 24.917°S 28.250°E / -24.917; 28.250
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceLimpopo
DistrictWaterberg
SeatBela-Bela
Wards9
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorGloria Modiegi Seleka
Area
 • Total3,406 km2 (1,315 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total66,500
 • Density20/km2 (51/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African84.8%
 • Coloured1.5%
 • Indian/Asian0.6%
 • White12.9%
First languages (2011)
 • Northern Sotho38.4%
 • Tswana16.7%
 • Afrikaans13.5%
 • Tsonga10.6%
 • Other20.8%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeLIM366

Bela-Bela Municipality (Northern Sotho: Mmasepala wa Bela-Bela; Tswana: Mmaspala wa Bela-Bela; Afrikaans: Bela-Bela Munisipaliteit; Tsonga: Masipala wa Bela-Bela) is a local municipality within the Waterberg District Municipality, in the Limpopo province of South Africa. The seat is Bela-Bela. The municipality lies north of Hammanskraal. It is the only municipality in South Africa that straddles 4 provinces.

Bela is a Sesotho word meaning "to boil", referring to the hot water springs found in the area.[3]

Main places

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The 2011 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[4]

Place Code Area (km2) Population
Bela-Bela 981003 23.29 45,001
Bela-Bela NU 981002 3,373.73 13,616
Pienaarsrivier 981009 2.06 1,897
Rapotokwane 981007 2.17 2,787
Rust De Winter 981008 0.38 105
Settlers 981005 1.17 819
Vingerkraal 981001 1.14 827
Welgegund Village 981006 1.94 1,448

Politics

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The municipal council consists of seventeen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Nine councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in nine wards, while the remaining 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 1 November 2021 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of ten seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[5]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress8,47054.8188,73056.84210
Democratic Alliance2,66617.2512,69117.5223
Economic Freedom Fighters1,63310.5701,86012.1122
Freedom Front Plus1,0997.1101,1327.3711
Better Residents Association3932.5403632.3611
Independent candidates6274.0600
6 other parties5663.6605823.7900
Total15,454100.00915,358100.00817
Valid votes15,45498.7315,35898.17
Invalid/blank votes1991.272871.83
Total votes15,653100.0015,645100.00
Registered voters/turnout31,26750.0631,26750.04

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. ^ South African Languages - Place names
  4. ^ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Bela-Bela". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
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