Maruleng Local Municipality
| Maruleng | ||
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| Local municipality | ||
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| Location in Limpopo Location in Limpopo |
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| Country | South Africa | |
| Province | Limpopo | |
| District | Mopani | |
| Seat | Hoedspruit | |
| Wards | 14 | |
| Government[1] | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | Pule Mafologelo | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 3,244 km2 (1,253 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011)[2] | ||
| • Total | 94,857 | |
| • Density | 29/km2 (76/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011)[2] | ||
| • Black African | 95.5% | |
| • Coloured | 0.3% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.2% | |
| • White | 3.8% | |
| First languages (2011)[3] | ||
| • Northern Sotho | 88.2% | |
| • Tsonga | 3.9% | |
| • Afrikaans | 2.7% | |
| • English | 1.6% | |
| • Other | 3.6% | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | LIM335 | |
Maruleng Local Municipality is located in the Mopani District Municipality of Limpopo province, South Africa. The seat of Maruleng Local Municipality is Hoedspruit.
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[4]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banereng Ba Letsoalo | 92201 | 122.29 | 6,752 | Northern Sotho |
| Banereng Ba Sekororo | 92202 | 210.51 | 35,268 | Northern Sotho |
| Hoedspruit | 92203 | 7.17 | 2,052 | Afrikaans |
| Letaba | 92204 | 21.58 | 2,483 | Northern Sotho |
| Mametja | 92205 | 316.08 | 26,702 | Northern Sotho |
| Naphuno | 92207 | 10.36 | 8,188 | Northern Sotho |
| Remainder of the municipality | 92206 | 2,543.64 | 12,929 | Tsonga |
Politics
The municipal council consists of twenty-seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Fourteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in fourteen wards, while the remaining thirteen 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 nineteen seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[5][6]
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
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| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| African National Congress | 19,024 | 19,561 | 38,585 | 70.2 | 12 | 7 | 19 | |
| Pan Africanist Congress | 2,498 | 2,482 | 4,980 | 9.1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Congress of the People | 2,117 | 2,379 | 4,496 | 8.2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 2,041 | 2,068 | 4,109 | 7.5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| African People's Convention | 602 | 598 | 1,200 | 2.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Independent | 868 | – | 868 | 1.6 | 0 | – | 0 | |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 307 | 321 | 628 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| United Democratic Movement | 32 | 35 | 67 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 27,489 | 27,444 | 54,933 | 100.0 | 14 | 13 | 27 | |
| Spoilt votes | 443 | 489 | 932 | |||||
References
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External links
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