Letsemeng Local Municipality
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Letsemeng
| official_name =
| other_name =
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| settlement_type = Local municipality
| image_seal = Letsemeng_CoA.png
| seal_size = 150x100px
| image_map = Map of the Free State with Letsemeng highlighted.svg
| mapsize =
| map_alt = Location in the Free State
| map_caption = Location in the Free State
|coordinates =
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = South Africa
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = Free State
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Xhariep
| seat = Koffiefontein
| parts_type = Wards
|parts = 6
| government_type = Municipal council
| leader_party =
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Thandiwe Reachable
| leader_title1 =
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| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 9829
| population_footnotes = {{cite web |url=http://www.statssa.gov.za/?page_id=964 |title=Statistics by place |publisher=Statistics South Africa |accessdate=17 February 2025}}
| population_total = 43101
| population_as_of = 2022
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = Racial makeup {{nobold|(2022)}}
| demographics1_title1 = {{nobold|Black African}}
| demographics1_info1 = 66.7%
| demographics1_title2 = {{nobold|Coloured}}
| demographics1_info2 = 23.2%
| demographics1_title3 = {{nobold|Indian/Asian}}
| demographics1_info3 = 0.6%
| demographics1_title4 = {{nobold|White}}
| demographics1_info4 = 9.1%
| demographics_type2 = First languages {{nobold|(2011)}}
| demographics2_footnotes = {{cite web |url=http://www.statssa.gov.za/?page_id=964 |title=Statistics by place |publisher=Statistics South Africa |accessdate=27 September 2015}}
| demographics2_title1 = {{nobold|Afrikaans}}
| demographics2_info1 = 63.7%
| demographics2_title2 = {{nobold|Sotho}}
| demographics2_info2 = 12.4%
| demographics2_title3 = {{nobold|Xhosa}}
| demographics2_info3 = 10.8%
| demographics2_title4 = {{nobold|Tswana}}
| demographics2_info4 = 9.7%
| demographics2_title5 = {{nobold|Other}}
| demographics2_info5 = 3.4%
| timezone1 = SAST
| utc_offset1 = +2
| blank_name_sec1 = Municipal code
| blank_info_sec1 = FS161
| footnotes =
}}
Letsemeng Municipality ({{langx|af|Letsemeng Munisipaliteit}}; {{langx|st|Masepala wa Letsemeng}}; {{langx|xh|uMasipala wase Letsemeng}}) is a local municipality within the Xhariep District Municipality, in the Free State province of South Africa.
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[http://www.statssa.gov.za/census01/html/lookuptables1.zip Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa]
class="wikitable sortable"
! Place !! Code !! Area (km2)!! Population !! Most spoken language | ||||
Boitumelong | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/40101 40101] | 0.24 | 330 | Afrikaans |
Bolokanang | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/40102 40102] | 0.92 | 6,343 | Tswana |
Diamant Hoogte | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/40103 40103] | 0.11 | 1,208 | Afrikaans |
Ditlhake | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/40104 40104] | 2.21 | 8,727 | Afrikaans |
Jacobsdal | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/40105 40105] | 2.25 | 1,709 | Afrikaans |
Koffiefontein | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/40106 40106] | 33.79 | 1,443 | Afrikaans |
Luckhoff | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/40108 40108] | 30.38 | 2,388 | Afrikaans |
Oppermans | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/40109 40109] | 0.26 | 1,167 | Afrikaans |
Petrusburg | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/40110 40110] | 1.99 | 588 | Afrikaans |
Ratanang | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/40111 40111] | 0.62 | 4,852 | Afrikaans |
Relebohile | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/40112 40112] | 0.15 | 671 | Afrikaans |
Remainder of the municipality | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/40107 40107] | 10,155.00 | 13,533 | Afrikaans |
Politics
{{main|Letsemeng Local Municipality elections}}
The municipal council consists of thirteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Seven councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in seven wards, while the remaining six are chosen from 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 nine seats on the council.
The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.{{Cite web |title=Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Letsemeng |url=https://wikitable.frith.dev/lge2021/FS161 |access-date=2021-11-20 |website=wikitable.frith.dev}}
{{Election results
|firstround=Ward |secondround=List
|party1=African National Congress |votes1=6188 |votes1_2=6220 |seats1=7 |seats1_2=2 |totseats1=9
|party2=Democratic Alliance |votes2=1531 |votes2_2=1562 |seats2=0 |seats2_2=2 |totseats2=2
|party3=Economic Freedom Fighters |votes3=1009 |votes3_2=1064 |seats3=0 |seats3_2=1 |totseats3=1
|party4=Freedom Front Plus |votes4=484 |votes4_2=494 |seats4=0 |seats4_2=1 |totseats4=1
|party5=Independent candidates |votes5=286 |votes5_2= |seats5=0 |seats5_2= |totseats5=0
|party6=2 other parties |votes6=167 |votes6_2=223 |seats6=0 |seats6_2=0 |totseats6=0
|invalid=229 |invalid2=324
|electorate=19472 |electorate2=19472
}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.letsemeng.gov.za/ Official website]
{{Municipalities of the Free State}}
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Category:Local municipalities of the Xhariep District Municipality