Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality
| Ba-Phalaborwa | ||
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| Local municipality | ||
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.svg) Location in Limpopo |
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| Country | South Africa | |
| Province | Limpopo | |
| District | Mopani | |
| Seat | Phalaborwa | |
| Wards | 18 | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | Anna Sono | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 7,462 km2 (2,881 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011) | ||
| • Total | 150,637 | |
| • Density | 20/km2 (52/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011) | ||
| • Black African | 93.0% | |
| • Coloured | 0.3% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.2% | |
| • White | 6.4% | |
| First languages (2011) | ||
| • Tsonga | 47.7% | |
| • Northern Sotho | 38.1% | |
| • Afrikaans | 5.1% | |
| • Sotho | 2.8% | |
| • Other | 6.3% | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | LIM334 | |
Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality is located in the Mopani District Municipality of Limpopo province, South Africa. The seat of Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality is Phalaborwa.
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:
The municipal council consists of thirty-seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Nineteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in nineteen wards, while the remaining eighteen 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 twenty-six seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.
Coordinates: 23°55′S 30°50′E / 23.917°S 30.833°E
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