| Naledi | |
| Settlement Type: | Disestablshed local municipality |
| Seal Size: | 150x100px |
| Map Alt: | Location in the Free State |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Free State |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Xhariep |
| Seat: | Dewetsdorp |
| Parts Type: | Wards |
| Parts: | 4 |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Government Type: | Municipal council |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Johnny Makitle |
| Area Total Km2: | 3424 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 24314 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 92.4% |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 1.9% |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 0.5% |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 4.9% |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages |
| Demographics2 Footnotes: | [3] |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 83.7% |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 7.7% |
| Demographics2 Info3: | 3.4% |
| Demographics2 Info4: | 2.3% |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 2.9% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Municipal code |
| Blank Info Sec1: | FS164 |
Naledi Local Municipality was a local municipality in the Free State province in South Africa. On 3 August 2016 it was disestablished and merged into the Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality.[4] The name Naledi is a Sesotho word meaning "a star".[5] The principal towns in the area of the disestablished municipality are Dewetsdorp and Wepener.
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[6]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40401 | 3.31 | 930 | ||
| 40402 | 2.00 | 7,107 | ||
| 40404 | 2.03 | 7,538 | ||
| 40405 | 0.39 | 847 | ||
| 40406 | 2.07 | 495 | ||
| 40407 | 3.47 | 1,663 | ||
| Remainder of the municipality | 40403 | 3,410.55 | 8,895 |
The municipal council consisted of eight members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Four councillors were elected by first-past-the-post voting in four wards, while the remaining four 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 six seats on the council.The following table shows the results of the election.[7] [8]
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| 5,123 | 5,201 | 10,324 | 75.4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 1,136 | 1,088 | 2,224 | 16.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 329 | 316 | 645 | 4.7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 200 | 196 | 396 | 2.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 61 | 43 | 104 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 6,849 | 6,844 | 13,693 | 100.0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
| Spoilt votes | 138 | 142 | 280 | |||||