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Molemole Local Municipality

FieldValue
nameMolemole
settlement_typeLocal municipality
image_sealMolemole_CoA.png
seal_size150x100px
image_mapMap of Limpopo with Molemole highlighted.svg
map_altLocation in Limpopo
map_captionLocation in Limpopo
coordinates_footnotestags --
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameSouth Africa
subdivision_type1Province
subdivision_name1Limpopo
subdivision_type2District
subdivision_name2Capricorn
seatDendron
parts_typeWards
parts16
government_footnotes
government_typeMunicipal council
leader_titleMayor
leader_nameE Paya
area_total_km23347
population_footnotes
population_total108321
population_as_of2011
population_density_km2auto
demographics_type1Racial makeup (2011)
demographics1_footnotes
demographics1_title1Black African
demographics1_info198.4%
demographics1_title2Coloured
demographics1_info20.1%
demographics1_title3Indian/Asian
demographics1_info30.1%
demographics1_title4White
demographics1_info41.1%
demographics_type2First languages (2011)
demographics2_footnotes
demographics2_title1Northern Sotho
demographics2_info187.8%
demographics2_title2Tsonga
demographics2_info22.1%
demographics2_title3Venda
demographics2_info31.9%
demographics2_title4Afrikaans
demographics2_info41.3%
demographics2_title5Other
demographics2_info56.9%
timezone1SAST
utc_offset1+2
blank_name_sec1Municipal code
blank_info_sec1LIM353

Molemole Municipality () is a local municipality within the Capricorn District Municipality, in the Limpopo province of South Africa. The seat is Mogwadi.

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:

PlaceCodeArea (km2)PopulationMost spoken language
Backer911010.341,217Northern Sotho
Bochum9110211.644,142Northern Sotho
Dendron911032.981,885Northern Sotho
Ga-Ramokgopa9110411.2215,806Northern Sotho
Manthata9110512.2422,121Northern Sotho
Moletji9110711.664,989Northern Sotho
Sekgosese91108349.9946,749Northern Sotho
Sekhokho911091.241,852Northern Sotho
Soekmekaar911101.06217Northern Sotho
Remainder of the municipality911062,944.0410,463Northern Sotho

Politics

Main article: Molemole Local Municipality elections

The municipal council consists of thirty-two members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Sixteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in sixteen wards, while the remaining sixteen 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 1 November 2021 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of twenty-two seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.

References

References

  1. "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System.
  2. "Welcome to Molemole Municipality".
  3. "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa.
  4. [http://www.statssa.gov.za/census01/html/lookuptables1.zip Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa]
  5. "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Molemole".
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