Maruleng Local Municipality
Maruleng Local Municipality is located in the Mopani District Municipality of Limpopo province, South Africa. The seat of Maruleng Local Municipality is Hoedspruit.
Maruleng | |
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| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Limpopo |
| District | Mopani |
| Seat | Hoedspruit |
| Wards | 14 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Thobejane M.H |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,244 km2 (1,253 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 94,857 |
| • Density | 29/km2 (76/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 95.5% |
| • Coloured | 0.3% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.2% |
| • White | 3.8% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Northern Sotho | 88.2% |
| • Tsonga | 3.9% |
| • Afrikaans | 2.7% |
| • English | 1.6% |
| • Other | 3.6% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | LIM335 |
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[4]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banereng Ba Letsoalo | 92201 | 122.29 | 6,752 | Northern Sotho |
| Banereng Ba Sekororo | 92202 | 210.51 | 35,268 | Northern Sotho |
| Hoedspruit | 92203 | 7.17 | 2,052 | Afrikaans |
| Letaba | 92204 | 21.58 | 2,483 | Northern Sotho |
| Mametja | 92205 | 316.08 | 26,702 | Northern Sotho |
| Naphuno | 92207 | 10.36 | 8,188 | Northern Sotho |
| Remainder of the municipality | 92206 | 2,543.64 | 12,929 | Tsonga |
Politics
The municipal council consists of twenty-seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Fourteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in fourteen wards, while the remaining thirteen 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 fifteen seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[5][6]
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| ANC | 15,537 | 16,362 | 31,899 | 54.7 | 11 | 4 | 15 | |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 4,970 | 5,073 | 10,043 | 17.2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 3,695 | 3,664 | 7,359 | 12.6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Civic Warriors of Maruleng | 2,819 | 2,810 | 5,629 | 9.7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Independent | 1,153 | – | 1,153 | 2.0 | 1 | – | 1 | |
| Congress of the People | 320 | 288 | 608 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Others | 704 | 877 | 1,581 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 29,198 | 29,074 | 58,272 | 100.0 | 14 | 13 | 27 | |
| Spoilt votes | 345 | 421 | 766 | |||||
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.
- "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
- "Results Summary – All Ballots: Maruleng" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
- "Seat Calculation Detail: Maruleng" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
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