City of Matlosana
| City of Matlosana | ||
|---|---|---|
| Local municipality | ||
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.svg.png) Location in the North West | ||
| Coordinates: 26°50′S 26°30′E / 26.833°S 26.500°ECoordinates: 26°50′S 26°30′E / 26.833°S 26.500°E | ||
| Country | South Africa | |
| Province | North West | |
| District | Dr Kenneth Kaunda | |
| Seat | Klerksdorp | |
| Wards | 35 | |
| Government[1] | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | M Khaue (ANC) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 3,561 km2 (1,375 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011)[2] | ||
| • Total | 398,676 | |
| • Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011)[2] | ||
| • Black African | 81.0% | |
| • Coloured | 3.5% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.8% | |
| • White | 14.5% | |
| First languages (2011)[3] | ||
| • Tswana | 36.7% | |
| • Sotho | 20.3% | |
| • Afrikaans | 17.6% | |
| • Xhosa | 14.3% | |
| • Other | 11.1% | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | NW403 | |
The City of Matlosana (formerly City Council of Klerksdorp) is a local municipality in Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality, North West Province, South Africa.
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[4]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffelsfontein | 61901 | 0.24 | 1,825 | Sotho |
| Dominionville | 61903 | 6.24 | 542 | Afrikaans |
| Faan Meintjies Nature Reserve | 61904 | 8.86 | 18 | Xhosa |
| GTC Village | 61905 | 0.41 | 445 | Sotho |
| Hartebeesfontein | 61906 | 3.72 | 1,275 | Afrikaans |
| Hartebeestfontein Mine | 61907 | 60.65 | 4,350 | Sotho |
| Jouberton | 61908 | 15.74 | 104,977 | Tswana |
| Kanana | 61909 | 9.90 | 66,936 | Sotho |
| Khayalihle | 61910 | 0.09 | 1,501 | Xhosa |
| Khuma | 61911 | 7.08 | 42,963 | Tswana |
| Klerksdorp | 61912 | 115.17 | 59,509 | Afrikaans |
| Margaret Mine | 61913 | 56.23 | 0 | - |
| Orkney | 61914 | 137.70 | 15,539 | Afrikaans |
| Paballong Village | 61915 | 0.24 | 516 | Xhosa |
| Stilfontein Gold Mine | 61917 | 0.32 | 470 | Tswana |
| Stilfontein | 61916 | 7.63 | 14,713 | Afrikaans |
| Tigane | 61918 | 1.21 | 12,111 | Tswana |
| Vaal Reefs | 61919 | 6.15 | 11,345 | Xhosa |
| Remainder of the municipality | 61902 | 3,125.09 | 20,194 | Tswana |
Politics
The municipal council consists of seventy members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-five councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-five wards, while the remaining thirty-five 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 fifty-one 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 | 74,825 | 75,205 | 150,030 | 72.7 | 26 | 25 | 51 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 22,528 | 22,840 | 45,368 | 22.0 | 9 | 7 | 16 | |
| Freedom Front Plus | 2,290 | 1,931 | 4,221 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Congress of the People | 1,769 | 1,596 | 3,365 | 1.6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 565 | 469 | 1,034 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| African People's Convention | 390 | 573 | 963 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pan Africanist Congress | 173 | 150 | 323 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| United Democratic Movement | 112 | 185 | 297 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| National Freedom Party | 80 | 149 | 229 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Azanian People's Organisation | 61 | 140 | 201 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent | 179 | – | 179 | 0.1 | 0 | – | 0 | |
| Independent Ratepayers Association of SA | 103 | – | 103 | 0.1 | 0 | – | 0 | |
| South African Political Party | 19 | 41 | 60 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 103,094 | 103,279 | 206,373 | 100.0 | 35 | 35 | 70 | |
| Spoilt votes | 1,596 | 1,273 | 2,869 | |||||
References
- ↑ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. 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: Matlosana" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
- ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Matlosana" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
External links
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