Kopanong Municipality (Sotho: Masepala wa Kopanong; Afrikaans: Kopanong Munisipaliteit; Xhosa: uMasipala wase Kopanong) is a local municipality within the Xhariep District Municipality, in the Free State province of South Africa. Kopanong is a Sesotho word meaning "meeting place or where people are invited". The name earmarks unity and seeks to encourage co-operation.[4]
Kopanong | |
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.svg) Location in the Free State | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Free State |
| District | Xhariep |
| Seat | Trompsburg |
| Wards | 8 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Xolani Tseletsele |
| Area | |
| • Total | 15,645 km2 (6,041 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 49,171 |
| • Density | 3.1/km2 (8.1/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 71.5% |
| • Coloured | 18.2% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.4% |
| • White | 9.4% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Sotho | 37.9% |
| • Afrikaans | 34.8% |
| • Xhosa | 20.6% |
| • Tswana | 2.4% |
| • Other | 4.3% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | FS162 |
Main places edit
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following 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 edit
The municipal council consists of seventeen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Nine councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in nine wards, while the remaining eight 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 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 | |||
| African National Congress | 7,835 | 65.15 | 9 | 8,055 | 66.93 | 2 | 11 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 1,996 | 16.60 | 0 | 1,967 | 16.34 | 3 | 3 | |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 1,120 | 9.31 | 0 | 1,299 | 10.79 | 2 | 2 | |
| Freedom Front Plus | 624 | 5.19 | 0 | 626 | 5.20 | 1 | 1 | |
| 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 edit
- ^ "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.