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Aganang Local Municipality
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Aganang |
| settlement_type | Local municipality |
| image_seal | Aganang_CoA.png |
| seal_size | 150x100px |
| image_map | Map of Limpopo with Aganang highlighted (2011).svg |
| map_caption | Location in Limpopo |
| coordinates | |
| coordinates_footnotes | tags -- |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | South Africa |
| subdivision_type1 | Province |
| subdivision_name1 | Limpopo |
| subdivision_type2 | District |
| subdivision_name2 | Capricorn |
| seat | Koloti |
| parts_type | Wards |
| parts | 19 |
| government_footnotes | |
| government_type | Municipal council |
| leader_title | Mayor |
| leader_name | Maria Mokobodi |
| area_total_km2 | 1881 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 131164 |
| population_as_of | 2011 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| demographics_type1 | Racial makeup (2011) |
| demographics1_footnotes | |
| demographics1_title1 | Black African |
| demographics1_info1 | 99.6% |
| demographics1_title2 | Coloured |
| demographics1_info2 | 0.1% |
| demographics1_title3 | Indian/Asian |
| demographics1_info3 | 0.1% |
| demographics1_title4 | White |
| demographics1_info4 | 0.1% |
| demographics_type2 | First languages (2011) |
| demographics2_footnotes | |
| demographics2_title1 | Northern Sotho |
| demographics2_info1 | 89.5% |
| demographics2_title2 | Southern Ndebele |
| demographics2_info2 | 5.1% |
| demographics2_title3 | Tsonga |
| demographics2_info3 | 2.6% |
| demographics2_info4 | % |
| demographics2_title5 | Other |
| demographics2_info5 | 2.8% |
| timezone1 | SAST |
| utc_offset1 | +2 |
| blank_name_sec1 | Municipal code |
| blank_info_sec1 | LIM352 |
Aganang Local Municipality, was a municipality in the Capricorn District Municipality, of Limpopo province, South Africa. Aganang is a Northern Sotho name that means "uplifting one another". It was de-established after the 2016 local government elections and incorporated into neighboring municipalities.
Main places
The 2011 census divided the municipality into the following main places:
Politics
The municipal council consists of thirty-seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Nineteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in nineteen wards, while the remaining eighteen 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 thirty-two seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.
| Party | Votes | Seats | Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26,294 | 26,599 | 52,893 | 86.0 | 19 | 13 | 32 | |||
| 1,339 | 1,230 | 2,569 | 4.2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||
| 920 | 936 | 1,856 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 610 | 541 | 1,151 | 1.9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 569 | 525 | 1,094 | 1.8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 524 | 349 | 873 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 252 | 175 | 427 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 173 | 203 | 376 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 17 | 238 | 255 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 30,698 | 30,796 | 61,494 | 100.0 | 19 | 18 | 37 | ||
| Spoilt votes | 594 | 502 | 1,096 |
References
References
- "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System.
- "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa.
- [http://www.salanguages.com/munnames.htm South African Languages - Place names]
- [http://www.statssa.gov.za/census11/html/lookuptables1.zip Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa]{{dead link. (June 2017)
- "Results Summary – All Ballots: Aganang". Independent Electoral Commission.
- "Seat Calculation Detail: Aganang". Independent Electoral Commission.
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