Mutale Local Municipality

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Mutale
Official seal of Mutale
Location in Limpopo
Location in Limpopo
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceLimpopo
DistrictVhembe
SeatMutale
Wards13
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorTshitereke Matibe
Area
 • Total3,886 km2 (1,500 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total91,870
 • Density24/km2 (61/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African99.3%
 • Coloured0.1%
 • Indian/Asian0.1%
 • White0.5%
First languages (2011)
 • Venda96.8%
 • Other3.2%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeLIM342

Mutale Local Municipality was a municipality located in the Vhembe District Municipality of Limpopo province, South Africa. The seat of Mutale Local Municipality was Mutale. It is now part of Thulamela and Musina Local Municipalities.[3]

Main places

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The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[4]

Place Code Area (km2) Population Most spoken language
Makuya 90601 469.38 5,948 Venda
Manenzhe 90602 124.94 3,902 Venda
Moletele 90603 140.96 2,229 Venda
Mphaphuli 90604 1.83 449 Venda
Rambuda 90605 600.92 27,610 Venda
Thengwe 90606 282.71 24,812 Venda
Tshikondeni Mine 90607 0.95 512 Afrikaans
Tshikundamalema 90608 667.80 13,471 Venda

Politics

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The municipal council consisted of twenty-six members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirteen councillors were elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirteen wards, while the remaining thirteen were chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives was proportional to the number of votes received. In the election of 18 May 2011 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of twenty-three seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[5][6]

Party Votes Seats
Ward List Total % Ward List Total
ANC 19,826 20,254 40,080 86.2 13 10 23
DA 953 1,122 2,075 4.5 0 1 1
COPE 355 750 1,105 2.4 0 1 1
PAC 514 396 910 1.9 0 1 1
AZAPO 450 381 831 1.8 0 0 0
Independent 823 823 1.8 0 0
ACDP 346 333 679 1.5 0 0 0
Total 23,267 23,236 46,503 100.0 13 13 26
Spoilt votes 274 226 500

References

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  1. ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. ^ a b c "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. ^ https://journals.co.za/doi/abs/10.10520/EJC-91e807769 [bare URL]
  4. ^ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  5. ^ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Mutale" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  6. ^ "Seat Calculation Detail: Mutale" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
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