Moqhaka Local Municipality
| Moqhaka | ||
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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 | Fezile Dabi | |
| Seat | Kroonstad | |
| Wards | 25 | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | Cllr. M. Mokgosi | |
| • Municipal Manager | Mr. S.M Mqwathi | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 7,925 km2 (3,060 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011) | ||
| • Total | 160,532 | |
| • Density | 20/km2 (52/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011) | ||
| • Black African | 87.2% | |
| • Coloured | 2.9% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.3% | |
| • White | 9.3% | |
| First languages (2011) | ||
| • Sotho | 74.6% | |
| • Afrikaans | 13.6% | |
| • Xhosa | 3.9% | |
| • English | 2.5% | |
| • Other | 5.4% | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | FS201 | |
Moqhaka is a municipality in the Fezile Dabi District, Free State Province, South Africa. In 2001 the population was 367 881 with a total area of 7925 km ². The seat of local government is Kroonstad. The community name is the South-Sotho-word for "crown".
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:
The municipal council consists of forty-five members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twenty-three councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty-three wards, while the remaining twenty-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 twenty-seven seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.
Coordinates: 27°39′S 27°14′E / 27.650°S 27.233°E
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