Dr JS Moroka Local Municipality
| Dr JS Moroka | ||
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| Local municipality | ||
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.svg) Location in Mpumalanga |
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| Country | South Africa | |
| Province | Mpumalanga | |
| District | Nkangala | |
| Seat | Siyabuswa | |
| Wards | 31 | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | Grace Tinny Mthimunye | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 1,416 km2 (547 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011) | ||
| • Total | 249,705 | |
| • Density | 180/km2 (460/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011) | ||
| • Black African | 99.4% | |
| • Coloured | 0.1% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.3% | |
| • White | 0.1% | |
| First languages (2011) | ||
| • Southern Ndebele | 36.2% | |
| • Northern Sotho | 30.7% | |
| • Tswana | 17.3% | |
| • Tsonga | 5.0% | |
| • Other | 10.8% | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | MP316 | |
Dr JS Moroka Local Municipality is located in the Nkangala District Municipality of Mpumalanga province, South Africa. The seat of Dr JS Moroka Local Municipality is Siyabuswa.
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:
The municipal council consists of sixty-two members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-one are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-one wards, while the remaining thirty-one 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 fifty-two seats on the council.
The following table shows the results of the 2011 election.
Coordinates: 25°5′S 28°50′E / 25.083°S 28.833°E
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