Westonaria Local Municipality
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Westonaria | |
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.svg) Location of Westonaria Local Municipality within Gauteng | |
| Coordinates: 26°20′S 27°40′E / 26.333°S 27.667°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Gauteng |
| District | West Rand |
| Seat | Westonaria |
| Wards | 16 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Nonkoliso Tundzi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 640 km2 (250 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 111,767 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (450/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 91.4% |
| • Coloured | 0.7% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.3% |
| • White | 7.0% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Xhosa | 26.9% |
| • Sotho | 18.8% |
| • Tswana | 14.5% |
| • Tsonga | 10.4% |
| • Other | 29.4% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | GT483 |
Westonaria Local Municipality was a local municipality in West Rand District Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa. After municipal elections on 3 August 2016 it was merged with the Randfontein Local Municipality into the larger Rand West City Local Municipality.
Background
[edit]The mining industry represents the largest employment sector in the municipality. The unemployment rate is approximately 30%. In 2007, 34% of households had access to piped water inside their homes, an improvement of 14 percentage points since 2001. Electricity is used for lighting, cooking, and heating in about 65% of households.[3]
Main places
[edit]The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[4]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bekkersdal | 70301 | 11.03 | 55,838 | Xhosa |
| Cooke Mine | 70302 | 2.73 | 1,215 | Tsonga |
| Elsburg Gold Mine | 70303 | 11.78 | 3,238 | Tsonga |
| Etlebeni | 70304 | 1.06 | 636 | Xhosa |
| Glen Harvie | 70305 | 3.96 | 4,757 | Afrikaans |
| Hills Haven | 70306 | 1.35 | 2,147 | Afrikaans |
| Johannesburg | 70307 | 3.58 | 315 | Sotho |
| Kloof Gold Mine | 70308 | 18.07 | 6,819 | Sotho |
| Leeudoorn Mine | 70309 | 8.86 | 2,610 | Sotho |
| Libanon Gold Mine | 70310 | 12.56 | 3,013 | Xhosa |
| Modderfontein | 70311 | 0.46 | 490 | Sotho |
| Panvlak Gold Mine | 70312 | 3.13 | 815 | Xhosa |
| Randfontein Mine | 70313 | 10.22 | 2,774 | Tsonga |
| Venterspost | 70314 | 40.19 | 1,048 | Afrikaans |
| Waterpan | 70315 | 1.57 | 433 | Afrikaans |
| Westonaria | 70317 | 6.46 | 8,441 | Afrikaans |
| Remainder of the municipality | 70316 | 478.90 | 14,731 | Zulu |
Politics
[edit]The municipal council consists of thirty-one members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Sixteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in sixteen wards, while the remaining fifteen 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 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 | 17,903 | 18,138 | 36,041 | 74.4 | 15 | 8 | 23 | |
| DA | 3,352 | 3,246 | 6,598 | 13.6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| AZAPO | 783 | 773 | 1,556 | 3.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| COPE | 783 | 680 | 1,463 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| IFP | 610 | 625 | 1,235 | 2.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| UDM | 397 | 377 | 774 | 1.6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| APC | 159 | 155 | 314 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| VF+ | 87 | 114 | 201 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Socialist Party of Azania | 80 | 87 | 167 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent | 52 | – | 52 | 0.1 | 0 | – | 0 | |
| NFP | 52 | – | 52 | 0.1 | 0 | – | 0 | |
| Total | 24,258 | 24,195 | 48,453 | 100.0 | 16 | 15 | 31 | |
| Spoilt votes | 588 | 407 | 995 | |||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ a b c "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ Integrated Development Plan (IDP). Westonaria Local Municipality. Retrieved on Oct 6, 2009.
- ^ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
- ^ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Westonaria" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
- ^ "Seat Calculation Detail: Westonaria" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
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