Kopanong Local Municipality
Kopanong | |
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.svg) Location in the Free State | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Free State |
| District | Xhariep |
| Seat | Trompsburg |
| Wards | 8 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Xolile Mathwa |
| Area | |
| • Total | 15,645 km2 (6,041 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 49,171 |
| • Density | 3.1/km2 (8.1/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 71.5% |
| • Coloured | 18.2% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.4% |
| • White | 9.4% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Sotho | 37.9% |
| • Afrikaans | 34.8% |
| • Xhosa | 20.6% |
| • Tswana | 2.4% |
| • Other | 4.3% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | FS162 |
Kopanong Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Xhariep District of the Free State in South Africa. The name is a Sesotho word meaning "meeting place or where people are invited". The name earmarks unity and seeks to encourage co-operation.[4]
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[5]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bethulie | 40201 | 51.80 | 1,342 | Afrikaans |
| Charlesville | 40202 | 0.33 | 525 | Sotho |
| Edenburg | 40203 | 28.33 | 935 | Afrikaans |
| Fauresmith | 40204 | 54.64 | 1,276 | Afrikaans |
| Ha-Rasebei | 40205 | 11.27 | 7,203 | Sotho |
| Hydro Park | 40206 | 0.36 | 586 | Afrikaans |
| Ipopeng | 40207 | 0.75 | 2,770 | Afrikaans |
| Itumeleng | 40208 | 1.17 | 3,924 | Sotho |
| Jagersfontein | 40209 | 1.03 | 1,200 | Afrikaans |
| Lephoi | 40211 | 1.19 | 5,067 | Xhosa |
| Madikgetla | 40212 | 0.69 | 3,938 | Sotho |
| Maphodi | 40213 | 0.83 | 3,592 | Xhosa |
| Oranjekrag | 40214 | 3.82 | 350 | Afrikaans |
| Philippolis | 40215 | 67.55 | 1,170 | Afrikaans |
| Poding-Tse-Rolo | 40216 | 0.35 | 2,411 | Xhosa |
| Qhoweng | 40217 | 0.74 | 3,469 | Sotho |
| Reddersburg | 40218 | 18.01 | 967 | Afrikaans |
| Springfontein | 40219 | 40.78 | 1,753 | Afrikaans |
| Trompsburg | 40220 | 1.27 | 925 | Afrikaans |
| Waterkloof | 40221 | 20.84 | 6 | Afrikaans |
| Remainder of the municipality | 40210 | 14,937.34 | 12,524 | Afrikaans |
Politics
The municipal council consists of fifteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Eight councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in eight wards, while the remaining seven 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 3 August 2016 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of eleven seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[6][7]
style="width: 2px; background-color: #006600;" data-sort-value="African National Congress" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #005BA6;" data-sort-value="Democratic Alliance (South Africa)" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #852A2A;" data-sort-value="Economic Freedom Fighters" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politics)" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #EC8713;" data-sort-value="Freedom Front Plus" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #FFCA08;" data-sort-value="Congress of the People (South African political party)" | style="width: 2px; background-color: lightgrey;" data-sort-value="United Residents Front" || Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| ANC | 10,751 | 11,182 | 21,933 | 69.5 | 8 | 3 | 11 | |
| DA | 2,717 | 2,833 | 5,550 | 17.6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| EFF | 999 | 1,348 | 2,347 | 7.4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Independent | 770 | – | 770 | 2.4 | 0 | – | 0 | |
| VF+ | 365 | 355 | 720 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| COPE | 181 | – | 181 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| United Residents Front | 0 | 51 | 51 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 15,783 | 15,769 | 31,552 | 100.0 | 8 | 7 | 15 | |
| Spoilt votes | 332 | 346 | 678 | |||||
References
- ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ a b "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ South African Languages - Place names
- ^ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Kopanong" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
- ^ "Seat Calculation Detail: Kopanong" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
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