Letsemeng Local Municipality

Letsemeng Municipality (Afrikaans: Letsemeng Munisipaliteit; Sotho: Masepala wa Letsemeng; Xhosa: uMasipala wase Letsemeng) is a local municipality within the Xhariep District Municipality, in the Free State province of South Africa.

Letsemeng
Official seal of Letsemeng
Location in the Free State
Location in the Free State
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceFree State
DistrictXhariep
SeatKoffiefontein
Wards6
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorThandiwe Reachable
Area
 • Total9,829 km2 (3,795 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total38,628
 • Density3.9/km2 (10/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African67.8%
 • Coloured23.4%
 • Indian/Asian0.3%
 • White8.1%
First languages (2011)
 • Afrikaans63.7%
 • Sotho12.4%
 • Xhosa10.8%
 • Tswana9.7%
 • Other3.4%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeFS161

Main places

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

Place Code Area (km2) Population Most spoken language
Boitumelong 40101 0.24 330 Afrikaans
Bolokanang 40102 0.92 6,343 Tswana
Diamant Hoogte 40103 0.11 1,208 Afrikaans
Ditlhake 40104 2.21 8,727 Afrikaans
Jacobsdal 40105 2.25 1,709 Afrikaans
Koffiefontein 40106 33.79 1,443 Afrikaans
Luckhoff 40108 30.38 2,388 Afrikaans
Oppermans 40109 0.26 1,167 Afrikaans
Petrusburg 40110 1.99 588 Afrikaans
Ratanang 40111 0.62 4,852 Afrikaans
Relebohile 40112 0.15 671 Afrikaans
Remainder of the municipality 40107 10,155.00 13,533 Afrikaans

Politics

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The municipal council consists of thirteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Seven councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in seven wards, while the remaining six are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received. In the 2021 South African municipal elections the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of nine seats on the council.

The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.[5]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress6,18864.0276,22065.0429
Democratic Alliance1,53115.8401,56216.3322
Economic Freedom Fighters1,00910.4401,06411.1311
Freedom Front Plus4845.0104945.1711
Independent candidates2862.9600
2 other parties1671.7302232.3300
Total9,665100.0079,563100.00613
Valid votes9,66597.699,56396.72
Invalid/blank votes2292.313243.28
Total votes9,894100.009,887100.00
Registered voters/turnout19,47250.8119,47250.78

References

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  1. ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. ^ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. ^ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  5. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Letsemeng". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
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