Masilonyana Local Municipality
| Masilonyana | ||
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| Local municipality | ||
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.svg) Location in the Free State |
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| Country | South Africa | |
| Province | Free State | |
| District | Lejweleputswa | |
| Seat | Theunissen | |
| Wards | 10 | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | Kunatu Steve Koalane | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 6,796 km2 (2,624 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011) | ||
| • Total | 63,334 | |
| • Density | 9.3/km2 (24/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011) | ||
| • Black African | 91.6% | |
| • Coloured | 1.1% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.3% | |
| • White | 6.7% | |
| First languages (2011) | ||
| • Sotho | 66.9% | |
| • Xhosa | 10.8% | |
| • Afrikaans | 9.6% | |
| • Tswana | 6.9% | |
| • Other | 5.8% | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | FS181 | |
Masilonyana Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Lejweleputswa District of the Free State in South Africa. The name is a Setswana word meaning "freedom".
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:
The municipal council consists of nineteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Ten councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in ten wards, while the remaining nine 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 twelve seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.
Coordinates: 28°31′00″S 27°01′00″E / 28.5167°S 27.0167°E
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