Lekwa-Teemane Local Municipality

Not to be confused with Lekwa Local Municipality.
Lekwa-Teemane
Local municipality

Seal
Location in the North West
Location in the North West
Country South Africa
Province North West
District Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati
Seat Christiana
Wards 7
Government[1]
 • Type Municipal council
 • Mayor Kagiso palagangwe (ANC)
Area
 • Total 3,681 km2 (1,421 sq mi)
Population (2011)[2]
 • Total 53,248
 • Density 14/km2 (37/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[2]
 • Black African 81.2%
 • Coloured 7.4%
 • Indian/Asian 0.6%
 • White 10.4%
First languages (2011)[3]
 • Tswana 64.4%
 • Afrikaans 17.8%
 • Sotho 6.0%
 • Xhosa 5.5%
 • Other 6.3%
Time zone SAST (UTC+2)
Municipal code NW396

Lekwa-Teemane Local Municipality is a local municipality in Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality, North West Province, South Africa. The Seat of local municipality is Christiana.

Main places

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

Place Code Area (km2) Population Most spoken language
Bloemhof 6160168.094,987Afrikaans
Boitumelong 616023.1417,855Tswana
Christiana 6160359.914,862Afrikaans
Utlwanang 616052.3411,701Tswana
Remainder of the municipality 616043,572.354,366Tswana

Politics

The municipal council consists of fourteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Seven are elected by first-past-the-post voting in seven 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 18 May 2011 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of ten seats on the council.

The following table shows the results of the 2011 election.[5][6]

Party Votes Seats
Ward List Total % Ward List Total
African National Congress 9,098 9,216 18,314 71.7 6 4 10
Democratic Alliance 2,979 2,949 5,928 23.2 1 2 3
Congress of the People 298 251 549 2.1 0 1 1
Freedom Front Plus 219 161 380 1.5 0 0 0
Beter Bloemhof Party 166 188 354 1.4 0 0 0
Total 12,760 12,765 25,525 100.0 7 7 14
Spoilt votes 257 265 522

References

  1. ↑ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. 1 2 "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. ↑ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Lekwa-Teemane" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  6. ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Lekwa-Teemane" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.

Coordinates: 27°40′S 25°20′E / 27.667°S 25.333°E / -27.667; 25.333

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