Tokologo Local Municipality

Tokologo
Local municipality

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Location in the Free State
Location in the Free State
Country South Africa
Province Free State
District Lejweleputswa
Seat Boshof
Wards 4
Government[1]
 • Type Municipal council
 • Mayor Boikie David Obotseng
Area
 • Total 9,326 km2 (3,601 sq mi)
Population (2011)[2]
 • Total 28,986
 • Density 3.1/km2 (8.0/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[2]
 • Black African 84.5%
 • Coloured 4.6%
 • Indian/Asian 0.7%
 • White 9.9%
First languages (2011)[3]
 • Tswana 57.3%
 • Afrikaans 18.7%
 • Xhosa 10.9%
 • Sotho 8.5%
 • Other 4.6%
Time zone SAST (UTC+2)
Municipal code FS182

Tokologo Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Lejweleputswa District of the Free State in South Africa. The name is a Setswana word meaning "freedom".[4]

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[5]

Place Code Area (km2) Population Most spoken language
Boshof 4080191.933,843Tswana
Dealesville 408020.93361Afrikaans
Hertzogville 408031.46438Afrikaans
Malebogo 408041.336,409Tswana
Seretse 408050.714,465Tswana
Tswaraganang 408070.543,270Tswana
Remainder of the municipality 408069,228.7613,663Tswana

Politics

The municipal council consists of eight members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Four councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in four wards, while the remaining four 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 five seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[6][7]

Party Votes Seats
Ward List Total % Ward List Total
African National Congress 4,189 4,798 8,987 66.6 3 2 5
Democratic Alliance 939 959 1,898 14.1 0 1 1
Congress of the People 470 535 1,005 7.4 0 1 1
Independent 957 – 957 7.1 1 – 1
Freedom Front Plus 340 303 643 4.8 0 0 0
Total 6,895 6,595 13,490 100.0 4 4 8
Spoilt votes 181 426 607

References

  1. ↑ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. ↑ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. ↑ South African Languages - Place names
  5. ↑ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  6. ↑ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Tokologo" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  7. ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Tokologo" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.

Coordinates: 28°32′31″S 25°14′13″E / 28.54194°S 25.23694°E / -28.54194; 25.23694

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