Modimolle Local Municipality
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Modimolle
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| settlement_type = Local municipality
| image_seal = Modimolle_CoA.png
| seal_size = 150x100px
| image_map = Map of Limpopo with Modimolle highlighted (2011).svg
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| map_caption = Location in Limpopo
|coordinates = {{coord|24|25|S|28|15|E|region:ZA_type:adm3rd_scale:300000|display=inline,title}}
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = South Africa
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = Limpopo
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Waterberg
| seat = Modimolle
| parts_type = Wards
|parts = 9
| government_type = Municipal council
| leader_party =
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Marlene van Staden
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| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 4678
| population_footnotes = {{cite web |url=http://www.statssa.gov.za/?page_id=964 |title=Statistics by place |publisher=Statistics South Africa |accessdate=27 September 2015}}
| population_total = 68513
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = Racial makeup {{nobold|(2011)}}
| demographics1_title1 = {{nobold|Black African}}
| demographics1_info1 = 88.1%
| demographics1_title2 = {{nobold|Coloured}}
| demographics1_info2 = 0.4%
| demographics1_title3 = {{nobold|Indian/Asian}}
| demographics1_info3 = 0.4%
| demographics1_title4 = {{nobold|White}}
| demographics1_info4 = 10.8%
| 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|Northern Sotho}}
| demographics2_info1 = 62.6%
| demographics2_title2 = {{nobold|Afrikaans}}
| demographics2_info2 = 10.7%
| demographics2_title3 = {{nobold|Tsonga}}
| demographics2_info3 = 9.3%
| demographics2_title4 = {{nobold|Tswana}}
| demographics2_info4 = 5.0%
| demographics2_title5 = {{nobold|Other}}
| demographics2_info5 = 12.4%
| timezone1 = SAST
| utc_offset1 = +2
| blank_name_sec1 = Municipal code
| blank_info_sec1 = LIM365
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Modimolle Local Municipality was a municipality located in the Waterberg District Municipality of Limpopo province, South Africa. The seat of Modimolle Local Municipality was Modimolle.
After municipal elections on 3 August 2016 it was merged into the new and larger Modimolle–Mookgophong Local Municipality.
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]
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! Place !! Code !! Area (km2)!! Population !! Most spoken language | ||||
Nylstroom | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/91702 91702] | 15.37 | 8,727 | Afrikaans |
Phagameng | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/91703 91703] | 4.26 | 25,078 | Sepedi |
Vaalwater | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/91704 91704] | 2.67 | 8,337 | Sepedi |
Remainder of the municipality | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/91701 91701] | 6,205.57 | 30,642 | Sepedi |
Politics
The municipal council consisted of eighteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Nine councillors were elected by first-past-the-post voting in nine wards, while the remaining nine were chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives was proportional to the number of votes received. In the election of 18 May 2011 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of thirteen seats on the council.
The following table shows the results of the election.{{cite web |url=http://www.elections.org.za/content/LGEPublicReports/197/Detailed%20Results/NP/LIM365.pdf |title=Results Summary – All Ballots: Modimolle |publisher=Independent Electoral Commission |accessdate=24 November 2013}}{{cite web |url=http://www.elections.org.za/content/LGEPublicReports/197/Seat%20Calculation%20Detail/NP/LIM365.pdf |title=Seat Calculation Detail: Modimolle |publisher=Independent Electoral Commission |accessdate=24 November 2013}}
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!rowspan="2" colspan="2"| Party !!colspan="4" align="center"| Votes !!colspan="3" align="center"| Seats | ||||||
Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total |
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{{Party name with colour |African National Congress}}
| 10,369 | 11,670 | 22,039 | 66.2 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
{{Party name with colour |Democratic Alliance (South Africa)}}
| 3,483 | 3,633 | 7,116 | 21.4 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
{{Party name with colour |Freedom Front Plus}}
| 932 | 835 | 1,767 | 5.3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
{{Party name with colour |Independent (politics)}}
| 1,515 | – | 1,515 | 4.6 | 0 | – | 0 |
{{Party name with colour |Congress of the People (South African political party)}}
| 159 | 307 | 466 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
{{Party name with colour |African Christian Democratic Party}}
| 97 | 100 | 197 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
{{Party name with colour |African People's Convention}}
| 50 | 128 | 178 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
colspan="2" style="text-align:left"| Total
| 16,605 | 16,673 | 33,278 | 100.0 | 9 | 9 | 18 |
colspan="2" style="text-align:left"| Spoilt votes
| 417 | 456 | 873 |
References
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External links
- [http://www.modimolle.gov.za/ Official homepage]
{{Municipalities of Limpopo}}