| Aganang | |
| Settlement Type: | Local municipality |
| Seal Size: | 150x100px |
| Coordinates: | -23.6667°N 34°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Limpopo |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Capricorn |
| Seat: | Koloti |
| Parts Type: | Wards |
| Parts: | 19 |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Government Type: | Municipal council |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Maria Mokobodi |
| Area Total Km2: | 1881 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 131164 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 99.6% |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 0.1% |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 0.1% |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 0.1% |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages |
| Demographics2 Footnotes: | [3] |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 89.5% |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 5.1% |
| Demographics2 Info3: | 2.6% |
| Demographics2 Info4: | % |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 2.8% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Municipal code |
| Blank Info Sec1: | LIM352 |
Aganang Local Municipality, was a municipality in the Capricorn District Municipality, of Limpopo province, South Africa. Aganang is a Northern Sotho name that means "uplifting one another".[4] It was de-established after the 2016 local government elections and incorporated into neighboring municipalities.
The 2011 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[5]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 970002 | 1,683 | 1,678 | Northern Sotho | ||
| 970074 | 1.63 | 1,626 | Northern Sotho | ||
| 970043 | 2.35 | 2,031 | Northern Sotho | ||
| 970024 | 7.08 | 5,740 | Northern Sotho | ||
| 974043 | 28.08 | 83,863 | Northern Sotho |
The municipal council consists of thirty-seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Nineteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in nineteen wards, while the remaining eighteen 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 thirty-two seats on the council.The following table shows the results of the election.[6] [7]
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| 26,294 | 26,599 | 52,893 | 86.0 | 19 | 13 | 32 | ||
| 1,339 | 1,230 | 2,569 | 4.2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 920 | 936 | 1,856 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 610 | 541 | 1,151 | 1.9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 569 | 525 | 1,094 | 1.8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 524 | 349 | 873 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 252 | 175 | 427 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 173 | 203 | 376 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 17 | 238 | 255 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 30,698 | 30,796 | 61,494 | 100.0 | 19 | 18 | 37 | |
| Spoilt votes | 594 | 502 | 1,096 | |||||