Greater Tubatse Local Municipality
| Greater Tubatse | ||
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| Local municipality | ||
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.svg) Location in Limpopo |
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| Coordinates: 24°40′S 30°20′E / 24.667°S 30.333°ECoordinates: 24°40′S 30°20′E / 24.667°S 30.333°E | ||
| Country | South Africa | |
| Province | Limpopo | |
| District | Sekhukhune | |
| Seat | Burgersfort | |
| Wards | 31 | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | Ralepane Mammekwa | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 4,602 km2 (1,777 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011) | ||
| • Total | 335,676 | |
| • Density | 73/km2 (190/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011) | ||
| • Black African | 98.3% | |
| • Coloured | 0.2% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.2% | |
| • White | 1.3% | |
| First languages (2011) | ||
| • Northern Sotho | 88.1% | |
| • Swazi | 2.6% | |
| • Zulu | 1.7% | |
| • Afrikaans | 1.5% | |
| • Other | 6.1% | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | LIM475 | |
Greater Tubatse Local Municipality is located in the Sekhukhune District Municipality of Limpopo province, South Africa.
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 councillors 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 seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.
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