Naledi Local Municipality, North West
| Naledi | ||
|---|---|---|
| Local municipality | ||
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.svg.png) Location in the North West | ||
| Country | South Africa | |
| Province | North West | |
| District | Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati | |
| Seat | Vryburg | |
| Wards | 9 | |
| Government[1] | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | Rose Mompati | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 6,941 km2 (2,680 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011)[2] | ||
| • Total | 66,781 | |
| • Density | 9.6/km2 (25/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011)[2] | ||
| • Black African | 74.0% | |
| • Coloured | 14.7% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 1.1% | |
| • White | 9.5% | |
| First languages (2011)[3] | ||
| • Tswana | 68.8% | |
| • Afrikaans | 23.8% | |
| • English | 3.4% | |
| • Other | 4% | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | NW392 | |
Naledi Local Municipality is a local municipality in Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality, North West Province, South Africa. The Seat of local municipality is Vryburg.
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[4]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huhudi | 61201 | 4.09 | 21,572 | Tswana |
| Stella | 61203 | 6.74 | 1,109 | Afrikaans |
| Vryburg | 61204 | 64.13 | 14,601 | Afrikaans |
| Remainder of the municipality | 61202 | 7,192.18 | 20,827 | Tswana |
Politics
The municipal council consists of eighteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Nine are elected by first-past-the-post voting in nine 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 18 May 2011 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of twelve seats on the council.
The following table shows the results of the 2011 election.[5][6]
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| African National Congress | 11,161 | 11,422 | 22,583 | 68.5 | 8 | 4 | 12 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 4,342 | 4,346 | 8,688 | 26.4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| Congress of the People | 560 | 465 | 1,025 | 3.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 142 | 105 | 247 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Freedom Front Plus | 128 | 108 | 236 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent | 186 | – | 186 | 0.6 | 0 | – | 0 | |
| Total | 16,519 | 16,446 | 32,965 | 100.0 | 9 | 9 | 18 | |
| Spoilt votes | 437 | 457 | 894 | |||||
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: Naledi" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
- ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Naledi" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
External links
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Coordinates: 26°50′S 24°50′E / 26.833°S 24.833°E