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Letsemeng Local Municipality

Letsemeng
Local municipality
Official seal of Letsemeng
Seal
Location in the Free State
Location in the Free State
Country South Africa
Province Free State
District Xhariep
Seat Koffiefontein
Wards 6
Government
 • Type Municipal council
 • Mayor Thandiwe Reachable
Area
 • Total 9,829 km2 (3,795 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 38,628
 • Density 3.9/km2 (10/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African 67.8%
 • Coloured 23.4%
 • Indian/Asian 0.3%
 • White 8.1%
First languages (2011)
 • Afrikaans 63.7%
 • Sotho 12.4%
 • Xhosa 10.8%
 • Tswana 9.7%
 • Other 3.4%
Time zone SAST (UTC+2)
Municipal code FS161

Letsemeng Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Xhariep District of the Free State in South Africa.

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:

The municipal council consists of eleven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Six councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in six wards, while the remaining five 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 eight seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.

Coordinates: 29°25′11″S 25°00′19″E / 29.41972°S 25.00528°E / -29.41972; 25.00528


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