Kopanong Local Municipality
Kopanong | |
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UTC+2 (SAST ) | |
| Municipal code | FS162 |
Kopanong Municipality (
Sesotho word meaning "meeting place or where people are invited". The name earmarks unity and seeks to encourage co-operation.[4]
Main places
The
main places:[5]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bethulie | 40201 | 51.80 | 1,342 | Afrikaans |
| Charlesville | 40202 | 0.33 | 525 | Sotho |
| Edenburg | 40203 | 28.33 | 935 | Afrikaans |
| Fauresmith | 40204 | 54.64 | 1,276 | Afrikaans |
| Ha-Rasebei | 40205 | 11.27 | 7,203 | Sotho |
| Hydro Park | 40206 | 0.36 | 586 | Afrikaans |
Ipopeng |
40207 | 0.75 | 2,770 | Afrikaans |
Itumeleng |
40208 | 1.17 | 3,924 | Sotho |
| Jagersfontein | 40209 | 1.03 | 1,200 | Afrikaans |
Lephoi |
40211 | 1.19 | 5,067 | Xhosa |
Madikgetla |
40212 | 0.69 | 3,938 | Sotho |
Maphodi |
40213 | 0.83 | 3,592 | Xhosa |
Oranjekrag |
40214 | 3.82 | 350 | Afrikaans |
| Philippolis | 40215 | 67.55 | 1,170 | Afrikaans |
Poding-Tse-Rolo |
40216 | 0.35 | 2,411 | Xhosa |
Qhoweng |
40217 | 0.74 | 3,469 | Sotho |
| Reddersburg | 40218 | 18.01 | 967 | Afrikaans |
| Springfontein | 40219 | 40.78 | 1,753 | Afrikaans |
| Trompsburg | 40220 | 1.27 | 925 | Afrikaans |
| Waterkloof | 40221 | 20.84 | 6 | Afrikaans |
| Remainder of the municipality | 40210 | 14,937.34 | 12,524 | Afrikaans |
Politics
The municipal council consists of seventeen members elected by
party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received. In the 2021 South African municipal elections the African National Congress
(ANC) won a majority of eleven seats on the council.
The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.[6]
| Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
Independent candidates | 403 | 3.35 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| African Transformation Movement | 48 | 0.40 | 0 | 88 | 0.73 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 12,026 | 100.00 | 9 | 12,035 | 100.00 | 8 | 17 | |
| Valid votes | 12,026 | 97.91 | 12,035 | 97.45 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 257 | 2.09 | 315 | 2.55 | ||||
| Total votes | 12,283 | 100.00 | 12,350 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 24,967 | 49.20 | 24,967 | 49.47 | ||||
References
- ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ a b "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ South African Languages - Place names
- ^ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Kopanong". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2021-11-20.