Aganang Local Municipality
Aganang | |
|---|---|
| Location in Limpopo Location in Limpopo | |
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| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Limpopo |
| District | Capricorn |
| Seat | Koloti |
| Wards | 19 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Maria Mokobodi |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,881 km2 (726 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 131,164 |
| • Density | 69.73/km2 (180.6/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 99.6% |
| • Coloured | 0.1% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.1% |
| • White | 0.1% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Northern Sotho | 89.5% |
| • Southern Ndebele | 5.1% |
| • Tsonga | 2.6% |
| • Other | 2.8% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | LIM352 |
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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".[3] It was de-established after the 2016 local government elections and incorporated into neighboring municipalities.
Main places
[edit | edit source]The 2011 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[4]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aganang | 970002 | 1,683 | 1,678 | Northern Sotho |
| Maraba | 970074 | 1.63 | 1,626 | Northern Sotho |
| Matlala | 970043 | 2.35 | 2,031 | Northern Sotho |
| Moletji | 970024 | 7.08 | 5,740 | Northern Sotho |
| Seshego | 974043 | 28.08 | 83,863 | Northern Sotho |
Politics
[edit | edit source]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.[5][6]
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| ANC | 26,294 | 26,599 | 52,893 | 86.0 | 19 | 13 | 32 | |
| COPE | 1,339 | 1,230 | 2,569 | 4.2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| DA | 920 | 936 | 1,856 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| ACDP | 610 | 541 | 1,151 | 1.9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| UDM | 569 | 525 | 1,094 | 1.8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| AZAPO | 524 | 349 | 873 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| PAC | 252 | 175 | 427 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| NFP | 173 | 203 | 376 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| APC | 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
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- ^ South African Languages - Place names
- ^ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa[permanent dead link]
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