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Makhuduthamaga Local Municipality

Coordinates: 24°45′S 29°45′E / 24.750°S 29.750°E / -24.750; 29.750
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Makhuduthamaga
Official seal of Makhuduthamaga
Location in Limpopo
Location in Limpopo
Coordinates: 24°45′S 29°45′E / 24.750°S 29.750°E / -24.750; 29.750
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceLimpopo
DistrictSekhukhune
SeatJane Furse (Mmašadi)
Wards31
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorMinah Bahula (ANC)
Area
 • Total2,097 km2 (810 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total274,358
 • Density130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African99.7%
 • Coloured0.0%
 • Indian/Asian0.1%
 • White0.1%
First languages (2011)
 • Northern Sotho93.8%
 • Swazi1.5%
 • Zulu1.4%
 • Other3.3%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeLIM473

Makhuduthamaga Municipality (Northern Sotho: Mmasepala wa Makhuduthamaga) is a local municipality within Sekhukhune District Municipality, in the Limpopo province of South Africa.

Main places

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The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[2]

Place Code Area (km2) Population Most spoken language
Kwena Madihlaba 92001 64.20 16,807 Sepedi
Kwena Mashabela 92002 81.55 5,261 Sepedi
Mampane 92003 5.13 6,257 Sepedi
Masemola 92004 439.21 33,403 Sepedi
Matlala 92005 2.28 1,481 Sepedi
Morwangwato 92006 309.91 17,208 Sepedi
Ndebele 92007 1.63 894 Sepedi
Pedi Mamone 92008 259.95 44,324 Sepedi
Phokwane 92009 249.09 41,630 Sepedi
Roka Phasha Phokoane 92010 95.88 8,853 Sepedi
SMN 92011 574.06 82,018 Sepedi
Tisane 92012 17.10 3,777 Sepedi
Vergelegen 92013 0.57 979 Sepedi
Ga-Mohlala 92014 2.57 4.566 Sepedi

Politics

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The municipal council consists of sixty-two members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-one councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-one wards, while the remaining thirty-one 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-three seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[3][4]

Party Votes Seats
Ward List Total % Ward List Total
ANC 42,671 46,667 85,338 68.0 31 12 43
EFF 13,652 13,641 27,293 21.7 0 14 14
DA 2,157 2,102 4,259 3.4 0 2 2
African People's Socialist Party 1,130 1,068 2,198 1.8 0 1 1
AZAPO 718 780 1,498 1.2 0 1 1
South African Maintenance and Estate Beneficiaries Association 706 711 1,417 1.1 0 1 1
Independent 931 931 0.7 0 0
Others 1,014 1,635 2,649 2.1 0 0 0
Total 62,979 62,604 125,583 100.0 31 31 62
Spoilt votes 1,070 1,276 2,346

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  2. ^ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Makhuduthamaga" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  4. ^ "Seat Calculation Detail: Makhuduthamaga" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
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