Ditsobotla Local Municipality
| Ditsobotla | ||
|---|---|---|
| Local municipality | ||
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.svg.png) Location in the North West | ||
| Country | South Africa | |
| Province | North West | |
| District | Ngaka Modiri Molema | |
| Seat | Lichtenburg | |
| Wards | 21 | |
| Government[1] | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | Daniel Buthelezi | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 6,465 km2 (2,496 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011)[2] | ||
| • Total | 168,902 | |
| • Density | 26/km2 (68/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011)[2] | ||
| • Black African | 89.1% | |
| • Coloured | 1.9% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.6% | |
| • White | 8.2% | |
| First languages (2011)[3] | ||
| • Tswana | 78.6% | |
| • Afrikaans | 9.8% | |
| • Xhosa | 3.0% | |
| • English | 2.4% | |
| • Other | 6.2% | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | NW384 | |
Ditsobotla Local Municipality is a local municipality in Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality, North West Province, South Africa. The seat of local municipality is Lichtenburg.
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[4]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bakwena Ba Ga Serobatse | 60901 | 2.37 | 1,392 | Tswana |
| Banogeng | 60902 | 0.72 | 502 | Tswana |
| Boikhutso | 60903 | 2.22 | 16,914 | Tswana |
| Coligny | 60904 | 3.50 | 7,000 | Tswana |
| Ga-Raphalane | 60906 | 26.34 | 24,104 | Tswana |
| Itekeng | 60907 | 0.35 | 2,591 | Tswana |
| Itsoseng | 60908 | 7.62 | 22,879 | Tswana |
| Kopano | 60909 | 6.78 | 8,325 | Tswana |
| Lichtenburg | 60910 | 87.13 | 11,927 | Afrikaans |
| Mosiane | 60911 | 1.73 | 1,056 | Tswana |
| Tlhabologang | 60912 | 0.63 | 5,852 | Tswana |
| Remainder of the municipality | 60905 | 6,325.49 | 45,059 | Tswana |
Politics
The municipal council consists of forty-two members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twenty-one councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty-one wards, while the remaining twenty-one 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 in 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 | 28,931 | 29,855 | 58,786 | 75.8 | 19 | 13 | 32 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 5,901 | 5,801 | 11,702 | 15.1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | |
| Congress of the People | 1,299 | 1,230 | 2,529 | 3.3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| United Christian Democratic Party | 844 | 773 | 1,617 | 2.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Independent | 980 | – | 980 | 1.3 | 0 | – | 0 | |
| Freedom Front Plus | 490 | 405 | 895 | 1.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 271 | 323 | 594 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| South African Political Party | 244 | 226 | 470 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 38,960 | 38,613 | 77,573 | 100.0 | 21 | 21 | 42 | |
| Spoilt votes | 974 | 1,283 | 2,257 | |||||
References
- ↑ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- 1 2 "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ↑ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ↑ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
- ↑ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Ditsobotla" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
- ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Ditsobotla" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
External links
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Coordinates: 26°5′S 26°15′E / 26.083°S 26.250°E