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Moqhaka Local Municipality

Coordinates: 27°39′S 27°14′E / 27.650°S 27.233°E / -27.650; 27.233
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Moqhaka
Official seal of Moqhaka
Location in the Free State
Location in the Free State
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceFree State
DistrictFezile Dabi
SeatKroonstad
Wards25
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorCllr. M. Mokatsane
 • Municipal ManagerMr. S.M Mqwathi
Area
 • Total7,925 km2 (3,060 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
 • Total155,410
 • Density20/km2 (51/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2022)
 • Black African85.8%
 • Coloured2.9%
 • Indian/Asian0.3%
 • White10.9%
First languages (2011)
 • Sotho74.6%
 • Afrikaans13.6%
 • Xhosa3.9%
 • English2.5%
 • Other5.4%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeFS201

Moqhaka Municipality (Sotho: Masepala wa Moqhaka; Afrikaans: Moqhaka Munisipaliteit) is a local municipality within the Fezile Dabi District Municipality, in the Free State province of South Africa.[4] In 2001, the population was 267,881 with a total area of 7925 km². The seat is Kroonstad.[5] Moqhaka is the Sesotho word for "crown".[6]

Main places

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The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[7]

Place Code Area (km2) Population Most spoken language
Kroonstad 41701 232.04 23,992 Afrikaans
Maokeng 41702 12.62 67,929 Sotho
Matlwangtlwang 41703 1.59 6,441 Sotho
Rammulutsi 41705 4.03 24,578 Sotho
Steynsrus 41706 1.66 1,192 Afrikaans
Vaal Reefs Mine 41707 12.04 5,050 Sotho
Vierfontein 41708 2.84 832 Afrikaans
Viljoenskroon 41709 13.73 2,514 Afrikaans
Remainder of the municipality 41704 7,619.38 35,362 Sotho

Politics

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The municipal council consists of forty-four members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twenty-two councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty-two wards, while the remaining twenty-two 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 twenty-two seats on the council.

The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.[8]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress15,70349.931915,47749.17322
Democratic Alliance6,66921.2136,66921.19710
Economic Freedom Fighters3,55311.3003,70511.7755
Moqhaka Community Forum1,7975.7102,2317.0933
Freedom Front Plus1,8635.9201,9576.2233
Power of Africans Unity5021.6004811.5311
Independent candidates6292.0000
7 other parties7342.3309593.0500
Total31,450100.002231,479100.002244
Valid votes31,45097.9631,47998.05
Invalid/blank votes6542.046251.95
Total votes32,104100.0032,104100.00
Registered voters/turnout76,37842.0376,37842.03

References

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  1. ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Moqhaka (Local Municipality, South Africa)". Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location. 2022-02-02. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
  3. ^ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. ^ Website of Moqhaka Local Municipality
  5. ^ Municipal Demarcation Board
  6. ^ "South African Place Names explained". Retrieved 2013-10-06.
  7. ^ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  8. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Moqhaka". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
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