Greater Letaba | |
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.svg) Location inLimpopo | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Limpopo |
| District | Mopani |
| Seat | Modjadjiskloof |
| Wards | 30 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Dagma Mamanyoha |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,891 km2 (730 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 212,701 |
| • Density | 112.5/km2 (291.3/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup(2011) | |
| • Black African | 98.8% |
| • Coloured | 0.1% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.1% |
| • White | 0.8% |
| First languages(2011) | |
| • Northern Sotho | 80.4% |
| • Tsonga | 12.6% |
| • Sotho | 1.7% |
| • Other | 5.3% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | LIM332 |
Greater Letaba Municipality (Northern Sotho:Mmasepala wa Greater Letaba;Tsonga:Masipala wa Greater Letaba) is alocal municipality within theMopani District Municipality, in theLimpopo province ofSouth Africa. The seat isModjadjiskloof.
The2001 census divided the municipality into the followingmain places:[3]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Modjadjiskloof | 90201 | 3.53 | 1,347 | Afrikaans |
| Mamaila | 90203 | 247.85 | 39,507 | Northern Sotho |
| Modjadji | 90204 | 723.88 | 126,504 | Northern Sotho |
| Pheeha | 90205 | 26.04 | 5,999 | Northern Sotho |
| Sekgopo | 90206 | 31.75 | 18,517 | Northern Sotho |
| Vuyani | 90207 | 77.95 | 9,595 | Tsonga |
| Remainder of the municipality | 90202 | 782.40 | 18,657 | Tsonga |
The municipal council consists of sixty members elected bymixed-member proportional representation. Thirty councillors are elected byfirst-past-the-post voting in thirtywards, while the remaining thirty are chosen fromparty lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received. In theelection of 3 August 2016 theAfrican National Congress (ANC) won a majority of forty-six seats on the council.The following table shows the results of the election.[4][5]
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| ANC | 42,671 | 43,064 | 85,735 | 75.6 | 30 | 16 | 46 | |
| EFF | 8,680 | 8,860 | 17,540 | 15.5 | 0 | 9 | 9 | |
| COPE | 1,545 | 1,710 | 3,255 | 2.9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| DA | 1,561 | 1,590 | 3,151 | 2.8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Limpopo Residents Association | 634 | 606 | 1,240 | 1.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Independent | 913 | – | 913 | 0.8 | 0 | – | 0 | |
| ACDP | 212 | 236 | 448 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| UDM | 158 | 187 | 345 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ximoko Party | 142 | 157 | 299 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| VF+ | 139 | 153 | 292 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| PAC | 86 | 114 | 200 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 56,741 | 56,677 | 113,418 | 100.0 | 30 | 30 | 60 | |
| Spoilt votes | 662 | 791 | 1,453 | |||||
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