Bela-Bela Local Municipality
| Bela-Bela | ||
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| Local municipality | ||
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.svg) Location in Limpopo |
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| Coordinates: 24°55′S 28°15′E / 24.917°S 28.250°ECoordinates: 24°55′S 28°15′E / 24.917°S 28.250°E | ||
| Country | South Africa | |
| Province | Limpopo | |
| District | Waterberg | |
| Seat | Bela-Bela | |
| Wards | 9 | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | Sello Freddy Hlungwane | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 3,406 km2 (1,315 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011) | ||
| • Total | 66,500 | |
| • Density | 20/km2 (51/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011) | ||
| • Black African | 84.8% | |
| • Coloured | 1.5% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.6% | |
| • White | 12.9% | |
| First languages (2011) | ||
| • Northern Sotho | 38.4% | |
| • Tswana | 16.7% | |
| • Afrikaans | 13.5% | |
| • Tsonga | 10.6% | |
| • Other | 20.8% | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | LIM366 | |
Bela-Bela Local Municipality is located in the Waterberg District Municipality of Limpopo province, South Africa. The seat of Bela-Bela Local Municipality is Bela-Bela.
"Bela" is a Sesotho word meaning "to boil", referring to the hot water springs found in the area.
The 2011 census divided the municipality into the following main places:
The municipal council consists of seventeen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Nine councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in nine wards, while the remaining eight 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 narrow majority of nine seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.
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