Musina | |
Settlement Type: | Local municipality |
Seal Size: | 150x100px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Limpopo |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Vhembe |
Seat: | Musina |
Parts Type: | Wards |
Parts: | 6 |
Government Footnotes: | [1] |
Government Type: | Municipal council |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Carol Phiri |
Area Total Km2: | 7577 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 68359 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup |
Demographics1 Info1: | 94.0% |
Demographics1 Info2: | 0.3% |
Demographics1 Info3: | 0.5% |
Demographics1 Info4: | 4.8% |
Demographics Type2: | First languages |
Demographics2 Footnotes: | [3] |
Demographics2 Info1: | 52.1% |
Demographics2 Info2: | 9.0% |
Demographics2 Info3: | 8.2% |
Demographics2 Info4: | 4.9% |
Demographics2 Info5: | 25.8% |
Timezone1: | SAST |
Utc Offset1: | +2 |
Blank Name Sec1: | Municipal code |
Blank Info Sec1: | LIM341 |
Musina Municipality (Venda: Masipalawapo wa Musina) is a local municipality within the Vhembe District Municipality, in the Limpopo province of South Africa. It is the northernmost local municipality in South Africa. It borders Botswana, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. The seat is Musina.
The 2011 census divided the municipality into the following Sub Places:[4]
Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Baobab Tree Reserve | 967004010 | 84.13 | 189 | Venda | |
Bergview East | 967004008 | 0.47 | 423 | Venda | |
Bergview West | 967004009 | 0.41 | 44 | Venda | |
Lost City | 967004011 | 0.57 | 747 | Venda | |
Mushongoville | 967004001 | 2.54 | 3,008 | Venda | |
Musina Ext5 | 967004004 | 0.19 | 1,906 | Venda | |
Musina Mine | 967004005 | 3.53 | 57 | Venda | |
Musina SP | 967004007 | 7.51 | 4,423 | Venda | |
967004003 | 5.82 | 31,133 | Venda | ||
Nancefield Ext 2 | 967004002 | 0.15 | 674 | Venda | |
SMG Military Base | 967004012 | 6.35 | 73 | Venda |
See main article: Musina Local Municipality elections. The municipal council consists of twenty-four members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twelve councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twelve wards, while the remaining twelve 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 1 November 2021 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of nineteen seats on the council.The following table shows the results of the election.[5]