Masilonyana Local Municipality

Masilonyana Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Lejweleputswa District of the Free State in South Africa. The name is a Setswana word meaning "freedom".[4]

Masilonyana
Local municipality
Seal
Location in the Free State
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceFree State
DistrictLejweleputswa
SeatTheunissen
Wards10
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorKunatu Steve Koalane
Area
 • Total6,796 km2 (2,624 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total63,334
 • Density9.3/km2 (24/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African91.6%
 • Coloured1.1%
 • Indian/Asian0.3%
 • White6.7%
First languages (2011)
 • Sotho66.9%
 • Xhosa10.8%
 • Afrikaans9.6%
 • Tswana6.9%
 • Other5.8%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeFS181

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[5]

PlaceCodeArea (km2)PopulationMost spoken language
Beatrix Mine407010.172,492Sotho
Boipatong407020.311,501Sotho
Brandfort407033.201,516Afrikaans
Fora407040.05530Sotho
Ikgomotseng407051.072,254Tswana
Joel Mine407060.11728Sotho
Lusaka407071.406,110Sotho
Majwemasweu407082.5010,328Sotho
Makeleketla407091.356,629Sotho
Masilo407103.0214,903Sotho
Star Diamond Mine407120.11212Sotho
Theunissen4071315.111,667Afrikaans
Tshepong407140.541,710Sotho
Verkeerdevlei407151.22151Afrikaans
Winburg4071670.223,371Sotho
Remainder of the municipality407116,696.4410,304Sotho

Politics

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

PartyVotesSeats
WardListTotal%WardListTotal
African National Congress 11,42911,51522,94464.110212
Democratic Alliance 3,9023,9137,81521.8044
Economic Freedom Fighters 1,6441,7513,3959.5022
Freedom Front Plus 4314238542.4011
Congress of the People 1491372860.8000
Independent 260–2600.70–0
African People's Convention 1001532530.7000
Total 17,91517,89235,807100.010919
Spoilt votes 269283552
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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: Masilonyana" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
  7. "Seat Calculation Detail: Masilonyana" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 December 2016.

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