Blouberg Local Municipality
Blouberg Municipality (Northern Sotho: Mmasepala wa Blouberg) is a local municipality within the Capricorn District Municipality, in the Limpopo province of South Africa, bordering Botswana. It takes its name from the Blouberg (literally meaning "blue mountain" in Afrikaans),[3] a mountain range located to the west of the western end of the Soutpansberg mountain range, north west of the town of Vivo. Blouberg is home to some of the most spectacular rock climbing in South Africa. The rock climbing destination is famous for its big wall natural climbing with route lengths up to 350m. The vegetation ranges from sub-tropical savanna at the base, to alpine near the summit.
Blouberg | |
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Seal | |
Location in Limpopo | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Limpopo |
| District | Capricorn |
| Seat | Senwabarwana |
| Wards | 22 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Maseka Solomon Pheedi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9,248 km2 (3,571 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 162,629 |
| • Density | 18/km2 (46/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 99.0% |
| • Coloured | 0.0% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.1% |
| • White | 0.6% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Northern Sotho | 93.8% |
| • Other | 6.2% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | LIM351 |
Demography edit
According to the 2001 census conducted by Statistics South Africa, the population of the greater Blouberg municipality was 161,314, of whom 99.4% are African, 0.5% white, 0.1% Coloured and 0.1% Asian.
Main places edit
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[4]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alldays | 90901 | 11.75 | 385 | Northern Sotho |
| Bahanawa | 90902 | 390.17 | 19,068 | Northern Sotho |
| Bahanawa-Ba-Kibi | 90903 | 163.78 | 7,763 | Northern Sotho |
| Bochum Part 1 | 90912 | 4.33 | 8,501 | Northern Sotho |
| Bochum Part 2 | 90905 | 182.33 | 15,911 | Northern Sotho |
| Dichoeng | 90906 | 58.29 | 17,347 | Northern Sotho |
| Ga-Manthata | 90907 | 1,335.47 | 72,175 | Northern Sotho |
| Ga-Matlala | 90908 | 180.83 | 8,697 | Northern Sotho |
| Ga-Ramutla | 90910 | 7.81 | 1,047 | Northern Sotho |
| Remainder of the municipality | 90904 | 2,198.72 | 5,539 | Northern Sotho |
Politics edit
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 election of 1 November 2021 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of thirty-three seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[5]
| Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| African National Congress | 26,230 | 71.54 | 22 | 26,887 | 74.42 | 11 | 33 | |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 5,679 | 15.49 | 0 | 5,878 | 16.27 | 7 | 7 | |
| Congress of the People | 1,220 | 3.33 | 0 | 1,117 | 3.09 | 2 | 2 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 945 | 2.58 | 0 | 956 | 2.65 | 1 | 1 | |
| Independent candidates | 1,457 | 3.97 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Abantu Batho Congress | 362 | 0.99 | 0 | 322 | 0.89 | 1 | 1 | |
| 11 other parties | 770 | 2.10 | 0 | 971 | 2.69 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 36,663 | 100.00 | 22 | 36,131 | 100.00 | 22 | 44 | |
| Valid votes | 36,663 | 98.56 | 36,131 | 97.96 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 537 | 1.44 | 754 | 2.04 | ||||
| Total votes | 37,200 | 100.00 | 36,885 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 82,935 | 44.85 | 82,935 | 44.47 | ||||
References edit
- ^ . Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ a b c "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ . Archived from the original on 5 January 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
- ^ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Blouberg". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
External links edit
- Blouberg Municipality Website
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