Nketoana Local Municipality
| Nketoana | ||
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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 | Thabo Mofutsanyane | |
| Seat | Reitz | |
| Wards | 9 | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | Mandla Mamba | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 5,611 km2 (2,166 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011) | ||
| • Total | 60,324 | |
| • Density | 11/km2 (28/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011) | ||
| • Black African | 91.4% | |
| • Coloured | 0.3% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.2% | |
| • White | 7.8% | |
| First languages (2011) | ||
| • Sotho | 75.9% | |
| • Zulu | 10.7% | |
| • Afrikaans | 8.7% | |
| • Sign language | 1.7% | |
| • Other | 3% | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | FS193 | |
Nketoana Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Thabo Mofutsanyane District of the Free State in South Africa.
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:
The municipal council consists of eighteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Nine councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in nine 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 thirteen seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.
Coordinates: 27°48′06″S 28°26′42″E / 27.80167°S 28.44500°E
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