Molemole
Official seal of Molemole
Location in Limpopo
Location in Limpopo
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceLimpopo
DistrictCapricorn
SeatDendron
Wards16
Government
  TypeMunicipal council
  MayorCllr Masilo Paya
Area
  Total3,347 km2 (1,292 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
  Total108,321
  Density32/km2 (84/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
  Black African98.4%
  Coloured0.1%
  Indian/Asian0.1%
  White1.1%
First languages (2011)
  Northern Sotho87.8%
  Tsonga2.1%
  Venda1.9%
  Afrikaans1.3%
  Other6.9%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeLIM353

Molemole Municipality (Northern Sotho: Mmasepala wa Molemole) is a local municipality within the Capricorn District Municipality, in the Limpopo province of South Africa. The seat is Mogwadi.

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[3]

PlaceCodeArea (km2)PopulationMost spoken language
Backer911010.341,217Northern Sotho
Bochum9110211.644,142Northern Sotho
Dendron911032.981,885Northern Sotho
Ga-Ramokgopa9110411.2215,806Northern Sotho
Manthata9110512.2422,121Northern Sotho
Moletji9110711.664,989Northern Sotho
Sekgosese91108349.9946,749Northern Sotho
Sekhokho911091.241,852Northern Sotho
Soekmekaar911101.06217Northern Sotho
Remainder of the municipality911062,944.0410,463Northern Sotho

Politics

The municipal council consists of thirty-two members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Sixteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in sixteen wards, while the remaining sixteen 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 twenty-three seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[4][5]

PartyVotesSeats
WardListTotal %WardListTotal
ANC 21,85221,92043,77272.616723
EFF 6,2486,30312,55120.8077
Democratic Alliance 1,2971,2752,5724.3022
COPE 2412174580.8000
ACDP 1751613360.6000
FF Plus 1121332450.4000
PAC 76741500.3000
Independent 98980.200
Agang SA 3552870.1000
Total 30,13430,13560,269100.0161632
Spoilt votes 454401855

References

  1. "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  4. "Results Summary – All Ballots: Molemole" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  5. "Seat Calculation Detail: Molemole" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 20 January 2017.

23°30′S 29°35′E / 23.500°S 29.583°E / -23.500; 29.583

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