Naledi Local Municipality, North West

Naledi
Local municipality

Seal

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 612014.0921,572Tswana
Stella 612036.741,109Afrikaans
Vryburg 6120464.1314,601Afrikaans
Remainder of the municipality 612027,192.1820,827Tswana

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

  1. "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  5. "Results Summary – All Ballots: Naledi" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  6. "Seat Calculation Detail: Naledi" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.

Coordinates: 26°50′S 24°50′E / 26.833°S 24.833°E / -26.833; 24.833

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