Dr JS Moroka Local Municipality

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Dr JS Moroka | ||
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Local municipality | ||
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![]() Location in Mpumalanga | ||
Country | South Africa | |
Province | Mpumalanga | |
District | Nkangala | |
Seat | Siyabuswa | |
Wards | 31 | |
Government [1] | ||
• Type | Municipal council | |
• Mayor | Grace Tinny Mthimunye | |
Area | ||
• Total | 1,416 km2 (547 sq mi) | |
Population (2011)[2] | ||
• Total | 249,705 | |
• Density | 180/km2 (460/sq mi) | |
Racial makeup (2011) [2] | ||
• Black African |
99.4% | |
• Coloured |
0.1% | |
• Indian/Asian |
0.3% | |
• White |
0.1% | |
First languages (2011) [3] | ||
• Southern Ndebele |
36.2% | |
• Northern Sotho |
30.7% | |
• Tswana |
17.3% | |
• Tsonga |
5.0% | |
• Other |
10.8% | |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
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Municipal code | MP316 |
Dr JS Moroka Local Municipality is located in the Nkangala District Municipality of Mpumalanga province, South Africa. The seat of Dr JS Moroka Local Municipality is Siyabuswa.
Contents
1 Main places
2 Politics
3 References
4 External links
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[4]
Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language |
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Dr JS Moroka | 81301 | 186.37 | 185 | Northern Sotho |
Kameelpoort | 81302 | 0.93 | 1,639 | Northern Sotho |
Mbibana | 81303 | 16.73 | 6,098 | Northern Sotho |
Mdutjana | 81304 | 260.44 | 84,756 | Southern Ndebele |
Moretele | 81305 | 915.02 | 112,330 | Tswana |
Moutse 2 | 81306 | 4.40 | 0 | - |
Siyabuswa | 81307 | 13.56 | 26,273 | Southern Ndebele |
Toitskraal | 81308 | 0.47 | 207 | Southern Ndebele |
Vaalbank | 81309 | 3.85 | 11,818 | Northern Sotho |
Politics
The municipal council consists of sixty-two members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-one 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 2016 election.[5][6]
Party | Votes | Seats |
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Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total |
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African National Congress |
46,379 | 46,985 | 93,364 | 67.8 | 30 | 13 | 43 |
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Economic Freedom Fighters |
11,057 | 10,784 | 21,841 | 15.9 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
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Democratic Alliance |
4,257 | 4,432 | 8,689 | 6.3 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
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Independent |
4,387 | – | 4,387 | 3.2 | 1 | – | 1 |
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African Independent Congress |
275 | 1,438 | 1,713 | 1.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Pan Africanist Congress |
675 | 684 | 1,359 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Forum 4 Service Delivery |
508 | 531 | 1,039 | 0.8 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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African People's Convention |
366 | 594 | 960 | 0.7 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Others |
1,811 | 2,535 | 4,346 | 3.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Total |
69,715 | 67,983 | 137,698 | 100.0 | 31 | 31 | 62 |
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Spoilt votes |
1,505 | 1,922 | 3,427 |
References
^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ ab "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[permanent dead link]
^ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Dr JS Moroka" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
^ "Seat Calculation Detail: Dr JS Moroka" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
External links
- Official homepage
Coordinates: 25°5′S 28°50′E / 25.083°S 28.833°E / -25.083; 28.833
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