Aganang Local Municipality

Aganang Local Municipality, was a municipality in the Capricorn District Municipality, of Limpopo province, South Africa. Aganang is a Northern Sotho name that means "uplifting one another".[4] It was disestablished after the 2016 local government elections.

Aganang
Local municipality
Seal
Location in Limpopo
Coordinates: 23°40′S 29°5′E
Country	South Africa
Province	Limpopo
District	Capricorn
Seat	Koloti
Wards	19
Government [1]
• Type	Municipal council
• Mayor	Maria Mokobodi
Area
• Total	1,881 km^2 (726 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	131,164
• Density	70/km^2 (180/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [2]
• Black African	99.6%
• Coloured	0.1%
• Indian/Asian	0.1%
• White	0.1%
First languages (2011) [3]
• Northern Sotho	89.5%
• Southern Ndebele	5.1%
• Tsonga	2.6%
• Other	2.8%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal code	LIM352

Main places

The 2011 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[5]

Place	Code	Area (km^2)	Population	Most spoken language
Aganang	970002	1,683	1,678	Northern Sotho
Maraba	970074	1.63	1,626	Northern Sotho
Matlala	970043	2.35	2,031	Northern Sotho
Moletji	970024	7.08	5,740	Northern Sotho
Seshego	974043	28.08	83,863	Northern Sotho

Politics

The municipal council consists of thirty-seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Nineteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in nineteen wards, while the remaining eighteen 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 thirty-two seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[6][7]

Party		Votes				Seats
		Ward	List	Total	%	Ward	List	Total
	African National Congress	26,294	26,599	52,893	86.0	19	13	32
	Congress of the People	1,339	1,230	2,569	4.2	0	2	2
	Democratic Alliance	920	936	1,856	3.0	0	1	1
	African Christian Democratic Party	610	541	1,151	1.9	0	1	1
	United Democratic Movement	569	525	1,094	1.8	0	1	1
	Azanian People's Organisation	524	349	873	1.4	0	0	0
	Pan Africanist Congress	252	175	427	0.7	0	0	0
	National Freedom Party	173	203	376	0.6	0	0	0
	African People's Convention	17	238	255	0.4	0	0	0
Total		30,698	30,796	61,494	100.0	19	18	37
Spoilt votes		594	502	1,096

References

1. "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
2. "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
3. "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
4. South African Languages - Place names
5. Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
6. "Results Summary – All Ballots: Aganang" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
7. "Seat Calculation Detail: Aganang" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.

External links

• Official Website