Letsemeng
Official seal of Letsemeng
Location in the Free State
Location in the Free State
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceFree State
DistrictXhariep
SeatKoffiefontein
Wards6
Government
  TypeMunicipal council
  MayorThandiwe Reachable
Area
  Total9,829 km2 (3,795 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
  Total38,628
  Density3.9/km2 (10/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
  Black African67.8%
  Coloured23.4%
  Indian/Asian0.3%
  White8.1%
First languages (2011)
  Afrikaans63.7%
  Sotho12.4%
  Xhosa10.8%
  Tswana9.7%
  Other3.4%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeFS161

Letsemeng Municipality (Afrikaans: Letsemeng Munisipaliteit; Sotho: Masepala wa Letsemeng; Xhosa: uMasipala wase Letsemeng) is a local municipality within the Xhariep District Municipality, in the Free State province of South Africa.

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[4]

PlaceCodeArea (km2)PopulationMost spoken language
Boitumelong401010.24330Afrikaans
Bolokanang401020.926,343Tswana
Diamant Hoogte401030.111,208Afrikaans
Ditlhake401042.218,727Afrikaans
Jacobsdal401052.251,709Afrikaans
Koffiefontein4010633.791,443Afrikaans
Luckhoff4010830.382,388Afrikaans
Oppermans401090.261,167Afrikaans
Petrusburg401101.99588Afrikaans
Ratanang401110.624,852Afrikaans
Relebohile401120.15671Afrikaans
Remainder of the municipality4010710,155.0013,533Afrikaans

Politics

The municipal council consists of thirteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Seven councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in seven wards, while the remaining six are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received. In the 2021 South African municipal elections the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of nine seats on the council.

The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.[5]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress6,18864.0276,22065.0429
Democratic Alliance1,53115.8401,56216.3322
Economic Freedom Fighters1,00910.4401,06411.1311
Freedom Front Plus4845.0104945.1711
Independent candidates2862.9600
2 other parties1671.7302232.3300
Total9,665100.0079,563100.00613
Valid votes9,66597.699,56396.72
Invalid/blank votes2292.313243.28
Total votes9,894100.009,887100.00
Registered voters/turnout19,47250.8119,47250.78

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 "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. "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Letsemeng". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2021-11-20.

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