Mogalakwena Local Municipality
| Mogalakwena | ||
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| Local municipality | ||
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.svg) Location in Limpopo |
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| Country | South Africa | |
| Province | Limpopo | |
| District | Waterberg | |
| Seat | Mokopane | |
| Wards | 32 | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | Esther Mothibi | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 6,166 km2 (2,381 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011) | ||
| • Total | 307,682 | |
| • Density | 50/km2 (130/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011) | ||
| • Black African | 96.1% | |
| • Coloured | 0.1% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.5% | |
| • White | 3.0% | |
| First languages (2011) | ||
| • Northern Sotho | 73.5% | |
| • Tsonga | 9.1% | |
| • Southern Ndebele | 6.6% | |
| • Afrikaans | 3.1% | |
| • Other | 7.7% | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | LIM367 | |
Mogalakwena Local Municipality is located in the Waterberg District Municipality of Limpopo province, South Africa. The seat of Mogalakwena Local Municipality is Mokopane.
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:
The municipal council consists of sixty-four members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-two councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-two wards, while the remaining thirty-two 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 forty-one seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.
Coordinates: 23°50′S 28°40′E / 23.833°S 28.667°E
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