Maruleng | |
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.svg.png.webp) Location in Limpopo | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Limpopo |
| District | Mopani |
| Seat | Hoedspruit |
| Wards | 14 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Thobejane M.H |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,244 km2 (1,253 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 94,857 |
| • Density | 29/km2 (76/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 95.5% |
| • Coloured | 0.3% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.2% |
| • White | 3.8% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Northern Sotho | 89.7% |
| • Tsonga | 3.9% |
| • Afrikaans | 2.7% |
| • English | 1.6% |
| • Other | 3.6% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | LIM335 |
Maruleng Municipality (Northern Sotho: Mmasepala wa Maruleng) is a local municipality within the Mopani District Municipality, in the Limpopo province of South Africa. The seat of the municipality is Hoedspruit.
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[3]
| 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 3 August 2016 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of fifteen seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[4][5]
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| ANC | 15,537 | 16,362 | 31,899 | 54.7 | 11 | 4 | 15 | |
| EFF | 4,970 | 5,073 | 10,043 | 17.2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 3,695 | 3,664 | 7,359 | 12.6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Civic Warriors of Maruleng | 2,819 | 2,810 | 5,629 | 9.7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Independent | 1,153 | – | 1,153 | 2.0 | 1 | – | 1 | |
| COPE | 320 | 288 | 608 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Others | 704 | 877 | 1,581 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 29,198 | 29,074 | 58,272 | 100.0 | 14 | 13 | 27 | |
| Spoilt votes | 345 | 421 | 766 | |||||
References
- ↑ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- 1 2 3 "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ↑ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
- ↑ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Maruleng" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
- ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Maruleng" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
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