Kopanong Local Municipality

Kopanong
Local municipality

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Location in the Free State
Location in the Free State
Country South Africa
Province Free State
District Xhariep
Seat Trompsburg
Wards 8
Government[1]
 • Type Municipal council
 • Mayor Xolile Mathwa
Area
 • Total 15,645 km2 (6,041 sq mi)
Population (2011)[2]
 • Total 49,171
 • Density 3.1/km2 (8.1/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[2]
 • Black African 71.5%
 • Coloured 18.2%
 • Indian/Asian 0.4%
 • White 9.4%
First languages (2011)[3]
 • Sotho 37.9%
 • Afrikaans 34.8%
 • Xhosa 20.6%
 • Tswana 2.4%
 • Other 4.3%
Time zone SAST (UTC+2)
Municipal code FS162

Kopanong Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Xhariep District of the Free State in South Africa. The name is a Sesotho word meaning "meeting place or where people are invited". The name earmarks unity and seeks to encourage co-operation.[4]

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[5]

Place Code Area (km2) Population Most spoken language
Bethulie 4020151.801,342Afrikaans
Charlesville 402020.33525Sotho
Edenburg 4020328.33935Afrikaans
Fauresmith 4020454.641,276Afrikaans
Ha-Rasebei 4020511.277,203Sotho
Hydro Park 402060.36586Afrikaans
Ipopeng 402070.752,770Afrikaans
Itumeleng 402081.173,924Sotho
Jagersfontein 402091.031,200Afrikaans
Lephoi 402111.195,067Xhosa
Madikgetla 402120.693,938Sotho
Maphodi 402130.833,592Xhosa
Oranjekrag 402143.82350Afrikaans
Philippolis 4021567.551,170Afrikaans
Poding-Tse-Rolo 402160.352,411Xhosa
Qhoweng 402170.743,469Sotho
Reddersburg 4021818.01967Afrikaans
Springfontein 4021940.781,753Afrikaans
Trompsburg 402201.27925Afrikaans
Waterkloof 4022120.846Afrikaans
Remainder of the municipality 4021014,937.3412,524Afrikaans

Politics

The municipal council consists of fifteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Eight councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in eight wards, while the remaining seven 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 ten seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[6][7]

Party Votes Seats
Ward List Total % Ward List Total
African National Congress 11,004 11,177 22,181 69.8 7 3 10
Democratic Alliance 2,836 2,636 5,472 17.2 0 3 3
Congress of the People 902 1,280 2,182 6.9 0 1 1
Independent 1,308 – 1,308 4.1 1 – 1
Freedom Front Plus 292 236 528 1.7 0 0 0
United Residents Front 45 41 86 0.3 0 0 0
Total 16,387 15,370 31,757 100.0 8 7 15
Spoilt votes 329 1,312 1,641

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. ↑ South African Languages - Place names
  5. ↑ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  6. ↑ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Kopanong" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  7. ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Kopanong" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.

Coordinates: 30°02′06″S 25°46′46″E / 30.03500°S 25.77944°E / -30.03500; 25.77944

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