| Mutale | |
| Settlement Type: | Local municipality |
| Seal Size: | 150x100px |
| Map Alt: | Location in Limpopo |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Limpopo |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Vhembe |
| Seat: | Mutale |
| Parts Type: | Wards |
| Parts: | 13 |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Government Type: | Municipal council |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Tshitereke Matibe |
| Area Total Km2: | 3886 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 91870 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 99.3% |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 0.1% |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 0.1% |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 0.5% |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages |
| Demographics2 Footnotes: | [3] |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 96.8% |
| Demographics2 Info2: | % |
| Demographics2 Info3: | % |
| Demographics2 Info4: | % |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 3.2% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Municipal code |
| Blank Info Sec1: | LIM342 |
Mutale Local Municipality was a municipality located in the Vhembe District Municipality of Limpopo province, South Africa. The seat of Mutale Local Municipality was Mutale. It is now part of Thulamela and Musina Local Municipalities.[4]
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[5]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Makuya | 90601 | 469.38 | 5,948 | Venda | |
| Manenzhe | 90602 | 124.94 | 3,902 | Venda | |
| Moletele | 90603 | 140.96 | 2,229 | Venda | |
| Mphaphuli | 90604 | 1.83 | 449 | Venda | |
| Rambuda | 90605 | 600.92 | 27,610 | Venda | |
| Thengwe | 90606 | 282.71 | 24,812 | Venda | |
| Tshikondeni Mine | 90607 | 0.95 | 512 | Afrikaans | |
| Tshikundamalema | 90608 | 667.80 | 13,471 | Venda |
The municipal council consisted of twenty-six members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirteen councillors were elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirteen wards, while the remaining thirteen 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 twenty-three seats on the council.The following table shows the results of the election.[6] [7]
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| 19,826 | 20,254 | 40,080 | 86.2 | 13 | 10 | 23 | ||
| 953 | 1,122 | 2,075 | 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 355 | 750 | 1,105 | 2.4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 514 | 396 | 910 | 1.9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 450 | 381 | 831 | 1.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 823 | – | 823 | 1.8 | 0 | – | 0 | ||
| 346 | 333 | 679 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 23,267 | 23,236 | 46,503 | 100.0 | 13 | 13 | 26 | |
| Spoilt votes | 274 | 226 | 500 | |||||