Mantsopa Local Municipality
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Municipal code | FS196 |
Mantsopa Municipality (
Origin of the name
Basotho prophet 'Mantsopa Makhetha[4] was a cousin to King Moshoeshoe I, who banished her from the Kingdom when he suspected that her powers were greater than his. When she arrived at Modderpoort there were no houses and, according to legend, she stayed in a cave. In 1886 a group of men called The Brotherhood of St Augustine arrived at Modderpoort, and 'Mantsopa accommodated them in her cave. The missionaries decided to stay and they turned the cave into a chapel. 'Mantsopa later joined the church and was baptised and given the name Anna. 'Mantsopa's grave continues to be visited and offerings are still placed on or near it.[5]
Main places
The
Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language |
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Borwa |
40601 | 0.42 | 3,294 | Sotho |
Dipeleng |
40602 | 0.15 | 822 | Sotho |
Excelsior |
40603 | 11.37 | 485 | Afrikaans |
Hobhouse |
40604 | 11.79 | 2,589 | Sotho |
Ladybrand | 40605 | 43.05 | 4,214 | Afrikaans |
Mahalatswetsa |
40606 | 1.64 | 4,881 | Sotho |
Manyatseng |
40608 | 2.64 | 14,177 | Sotho |
Thaba Phatswa | 40609 | 2.17 | 434 | Afrikaans |
Thusanong | 40610 | 0.56 | 2,989 | Sotho |
Tweespruit | 40611 | 3.04 | 1,056 | Sotho |
Remainder of the municipality | 40607 | 4,213.08 | 20,377 | Sotho |
Politics
The municipal council consists of eighteen members elected by
The following table shows the results of the election.[7]
Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
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Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
Independent candidates | 186 | 1.51 | 0 | 0 | ||||
5 other parties | 341 | 2.76 | 0 | 383 | 3.13 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 12,356 | 100.00 | 9 | 12,244 | 100.00 | 9 | 18 | |
Valid votes | 12,356 | 98.52 | 12,244 | 98.51 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 185 | 1.48 | 185 | 1.49 | ||||
Total votes | 12,541 | 100.00 | 12,429 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 27,612 | 45.42 | 27,612 | 45.01 |
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.
- ^ "Mantsopa Makhetha". 6 September 2019.
- ^ South African Languages: Place names
- ^ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Mantsopa". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2023-10-28.