Mutale Local Municipality

Mutale
Local municipality

Seal
Location in Limpopo
Location in Limpopo
Country South Africa
Province Limpopo
District Vhembe
Seat Mutale
Wards 13
Government[1]
  Type Municipal council
  Mayor Tshitereke Matibe
Area
  Total 3,886 km2 (1,500 sq mi)
Population (2011)[2]
  Total 91,870
  Density 24/km2 (61/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[2]
  Black African 99.3%
  Coloured 0.1%
  Indian/Asian 0.1%
  White 0.5%
First languages (2011)[3]
  Venda 96.8%
  Other 3.2%
Time zone SAST (UTC+2)
Municipal code LIM342

Mutale Local Municipality was a municipality located in the Vhembe District Municipality of Limpopo province, South Africa. The seat of Mutale Local Municipality was Mutale. It is now part of Thulamela and Musina Local Municipalities.

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[4]

Place Code Area (km2) Population Most spoken language
Makuya 90601469.385,948Venda
Manenzhe 90602124.943,902Venda
Moletele 90603140.962,229Venda
Mphaphuli 906041.83449Venda
Rambuda 90605600.9227,610Venda
Thengwe 90606282.7124,812Venda
Tshikondeni Mine 906070.95512Afrikaans
Tshikundamalema 90608667.8013,471Venda

Politics

The municipal council consists of twenty-six members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirteen 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 18 May 2011 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of twenty-three seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[5][6]

Party Votes Seats
Ward List Total % Ward List Total
African National Congress 19,826 20,254 40,080 86.2 13 10 23
Democratic Alliance 953 1,122 2,075 4.5 0 1 1
Congress of the People 355 750 1,105 2.4 0 1 1
Pan Africanist Congress 514 396 910 1.9 0 1 1
Azanian People's Organisation 450 381 831 1.8 0 0 0
Independent 823 823 1.8 0 0
African Christian Democratic Party 346 333 679 1.5 0 0 0
Total 23,267 23,236 46,503 100.0 13 13 26
Spoilt votes 274 226 500

References

  1. "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  5. "Results Summary – All Ballots: Mutale" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  6. "Seat Calculation Detail: Mutale" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.

Coordinates: 22°35′S 30°40′E / 22.583°S 30.667°E / -22.583; 30.667

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