Phumelela Local Municipality

Phumelela Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Thabo Mofutsanyane District of the Free State in South Africa. The name "Phumelela" means "to succeed" in isiZulu.[4]

Phumelela
Local municipality
Seal
Location in the Free State
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceFree State
DistrictThabo Mofutsanyane
SeatVrede
Wards8
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorTlokotsi John Motaung
Area
 • Total8,183 km2 (3,159 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total47,772
 • Density5.8/km2 (15/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African91.6%
 • Coloured0.4%
 • Indian/Asian0.3%
 • White7.3%
First languages (2011)
 • Zulu56.0%
 • Sotho32.4%
 • Afrikaans7.5%
 • English1.2%
 • Other2.9%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeFS195

Main places

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

PlaceCodeArea (km2)PopulationMost spoken language
Memel416016.56469Afrikaans
Thembalihle416032.3315,952Zulu
Vrede4160454.691,482Afrikaans
Warden4160511.841,063Afrikaans
Zamani416064.285,008Zulu
Zenzeleni416075.155,720Zulu
Remainder of the municipality416027,463.2121,209Zulu

Politics

The municipal council consists of fifteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Eight councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in eight wards, while the remaining seven 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 11,47411,54423,01877.28412
Democratic Alliance 2,0742,1124,18614.1022
Economic Freedom Fighters 8027511,5535.2011
Freedom Front Plus 4925101,0023.4000
Independent 44–440.10–0
Total 14,88614,91729,803100.08715
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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: Phumelela" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
  7. "Seat Calculation Detail: Phumelela" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 25 December 2016.

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