Modimolle Local Municipality Explained

Modimolle
Settlement Type:Local municipality
Seal Size:150x100px
Coordinates:-24.4167°N 43°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:South Africa
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Limpopo
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Waterberg
Seat:Modimolle
Parts Type:Wards
Parts:9
Government Footnotes:[1]
Government Type:Municipal council
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Marlene van Staden
Area Total Km2:4678
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:68513
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Racial makeup
Demographics1 Info1:88.1%
Demographics1 Info2:0.4%
Demographics1 Info3:0.4%
Demographics1 Info4:10.8%
Demographics Type2:First languages
Demographics2 Footnotes:[3]
Demographics2 Info1:62.6%
Demographics2 Info2:10.7%
Demographics2 Info3:9.3%
Demographics2 Info4:5.0%
Demographics2 Info5:12.4%
Timezone1:SAST
Utc Offset1:+2
Blank Name Sec1:Municipal code
Blank Info Sec1:LIM365

Modimolle Local Municipality was a municipality located in the Waterberg District Municipality of Limpopo province, South Africa. The seat of Modimolle Local Municipality was Modimolle.

After municipal elections on 3 August 2016 it was merged into the new and larger Modimolle–Mookgophong Local Municipality.

Main places

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

Place Code Area (km2)Population Most spoken language
9170215.378,727Afrikaans
917034.2625,078Sepedi
917042.678,337Sepedi
Remainder of the municipality 917016,205.5730,642Sepedi

Politics

The municipal council consisted of eighteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Nine councillors were elected by first-past-the-post voting in nine wards, while the remaining nine were chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives was proportional to the number of votes received. In the election of 18 May 2011 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of thirteen seats on the council.The following table shows the results of the election.[5] [6]

Party Votes Seats
Ward List Total % Ward List Total
10,369 11,670 22,039 66.2 7 6 13
3,483 3,633 7,116 21.4 2 2 4
932 835 1,767 5.3 0 1 1
1,515 1,515 4.6 0 0
159 307 466 1.4 0 0 0
97 100 197 0.6 0 0 0
50 128 178 0.5 0 0 0
Total16,605 16,673 33,278 100.0 9 9 18
Spoilt votes417 456 873

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Contact list: Executive Mayors . Government Communication & Information System . 22 February 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100714013749/http://www.gcis.gov.za/gcis/gcis_list.jsp?id=14&heading=Executive%20Mayors . 14 July 2010 .
  2. Web site: Statistics by place . Statistics South Africa . 27 September 2015.
  3. Web site: Statistics by place . Statistics South Africa . 27 September 2015.
  4. http://www.statssa.gov.za/census01/html/lookuptables1.zip Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  5. Web site: Results Summary – All Ballots: Modimolle . Independent Electoral Commission . 24 November 2013.
  6. Web site: Seat Calculation Detail: Modimolle . Independent Electoral Commission . 24 November 2013.