Mamusa Local Municipality
| Mamusa | ||
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| Local municipality | ||
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.svg) Location in the North West |
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| Country | South Africa | |
| Province | North West | |
| District | Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati | |
| Seat | Schweizer Reneke | |
| Wards | 8 | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | Kenneth Tshipelo | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 3,615 km2 (1,396 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011) | ||
| • Total | 60,355 | |
| • Density | 17/km2 (43/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011) | ||
| • Black African | 91.4% | |
| • Coloured | 2.2% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.5% | |
| • White | 5.5% | |
| First languages (2011) | ||
| • Tswana | 85.1% | |
| • Afrikaans | 7.2% | |
| • Sotho | 2.2% | |
| • English | 1.7% | |
| • Other | 3.8% | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | NW393 | |
Mamusa Local Municipality is a local municipality in Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality, North West Province, South Africa. The Seat of localmunicipality is Schweizer-Reneke.
The ANC and the collapsing COPE lost much support in the 2014 Election to the new party, EFF. The DA increased its vote at COPE's expense, while losing other votes back to VF+.
The ANC lost some support in the 2009 Election as a new party, COPE, entered the political field. The VF+ also lost some votes, mainly to the DA.
In the 2004 General Election the Municipality voted overwhelmingly ANC, with most whites voting DA or the VF+
The municipal council consists of fifteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Eight are elected by first-past-the-post voting in eight wards, while the remaining seven 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 twelve seats on the council.
The following table shows the results of the 2011 election.
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:
Coordinates: 27°15′S 25°15′E / 27.250°S 25.250°E
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