In South Africa, a local municipality (Tswana: mmasepalaselegae; Sotho: masepala wa lehae; Northern Sotho: mmasepala wa selegae; Afrikaans: plaaslike munisipaliteit; Zulu: umasipala wendawo; Southern Ndebele: umasipaladi wendawo; Xhosa: umasipala wengingqi; Swazi: masipaladi wasekhaya; Venda: masipalawapo; Tsonga: masipala wa muganga) or Category B municipality is a type of municipality that serves as the third, and most local, tier of local government. Each district municipality is divided into a number of local municipalities, and responsibility for municipal affairs is divided between the district and local municipalities. There are 205 local municipalities in South Africa.
A local municipality may include rural areas as well as one or more towns or small cities. In larger urban areas there are no district or local municipalities, and a metropolitan municipality is responsible for all municipal affairs.
A local municipality is governed by a municipal council elected by voters resident in the municipality on the basis of mixed-member proportional representation. The municipal area is divided into wards, the number of which depends on the population of the municipality. At local elections the voters have three ballot papers: one to vote for a candidate for ward councillor, one to vote for a party for the council of the local municipality, and one to vote for a party for the council of the district municipality. The ward councillors are directly elected by first-past-the-post voting. An equal number of PR (proportional representation) councillors are chosen from party lists in such a way that the total representation of each party on the council (including ward councillors) is proportional to the share of the vote that that party received.
There are three different systems by which the executive government of the municipality may be structured. In the plenary system, executive powers are vested in the full council, and the mayor is chairperson of the council. In the collective system, executive powers are vested in an executive committee elected by the council. In this system, the members of the executive committee are drawn from all parties in proportion to their representation on the council, and the mayor is chairperson of the executive committee. In the mayoral system, executive powers are vested in a mayor elected by the council. Mayors may delegate particular responsibilities to an appointed committee.
The Constitution defines the areas and topics for which municipal governments are responsible. National legislation divides this responsibility between the district municipalities and the local municipalities.
Classificationedit
Classification of local municipalities.
A (metros)
B1 (secondary cities)
B2 (large towns)
B3 (small towns)
B4 (mostly rural)
For analytical and statistical purposes, local municipalities are classified into four categories:[1]
Class
Description
Number (2011)
Secondary cities (B1)
All local municipalities referred to as secondary cities.
21
Large towns (B2)
All local municipalities with an urban core. There is huge variation in population sizes amongst these municipalities and they do have large urban dwelling population.
29
Small towns (B3)
Characterised by no large town as a core urban settlement. Typically have a relatively small population, mostly urban and based in few small towns. Rural areas are characterised by the presence of commercial farms.
111
Mostly rural (B4)
Characterised by the presence of at most one or two small towns, communal land tenure and villages or scattered groups of dwellings; typically located in former homelands.
70
Censusedit
For census and statistical purposes, local municipalities are divided into "Main Places". These generally correspond to towns, small cities, boroughs of large cities, villages or tribal areas also known as townships.[2] Those areas that do not fall within any of the above are incorporated in a main place named for the municipality.[3]
Notesedit
^"Delivering municipal services in rural areas" (PDF). National Treasury of South Africa. p. 3. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
^"Census 2011 Main Place Name Release". Statistics South Africa. from the original on 13 November 2015.
^Frith, Adrian "Census 2001", based on data from Statistics South Africa
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Local municipality South Africa news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2008 Learn how and when to remove this template message In South Africa a local municipality Tswana mmasepalaselegae Sotho masepala wa lehae Northern Sotho mmasepala wa selegae Afrikaans plaaslike munisipaliteit Zulu umasipala wendawo Southern Ndebele umasipaladi wendawo Xhosa umasipala wengingqi Swazi masipaladi wasekhaya Venda masipalawapo Tsonga masipala wa muganga or Category B municipality is a type of municipality that serves as the third and most local tier of local government Each district municipality is divided into a number of local municipalities and responsibility for municipal affairs is divided between the district and local municipalities There are 205 local municipalities in South Africa A local municipality may include rural areas as well as one or more towns or small cities In larger urban areas there are no district or local municipalities and a metropolitan municipality is responsible for all municipal affairs Contents 1 Governance 2 Classification 3 Census 4 Notes 5 See alsoGovernance editA local municipality is governed by a municipal council elected by voters resident in the municipality on the basis of mixed member proportional representation The municipal area is divided into wards the number of which depends on the population of the municipality At local elections the voters have three ballot papers one to vote for a candidate for ward councillor one to vote for a party for the council of the local municipality and one to vote for a party for the council of the district municipality The ward councillors are directly elected by first past the post voting An equal number of PR proportional representation councillors are chosen from party lists in such a way that the total representation of each party on the council including ward councillors is proportional to the share of the vote that that party received There are three different systems by which the executive government of the municipality may be structured In the plenary system executive powers are vested in the full council and the mayor is chairperson of the council In the collective system executive powers are vested in an executive committee elected by the council In this system the members of the executive committee are drawn from all parties in proportion to their representation on the council and the mayor is chairperson of the executive committee In the mayoral system executive powers are vested in a mayor elected by the council Mayors may delegate particular responsibilities to an appointed committee The Constitution defines the areas and topics for which municipal governments are responsible National legislation divides this responsibility between the district municipalities and the local municipalities Classification edit nbsp Classification of local municipalities A metros B1 secondary cities B2 large towns B3 small towns B4 mostly rural For analytical and statistical purposes local municipalities are classified into four categories 1 Class Description Number 2011 Secondary cities B1 All local municipalities referred to as secondary cities 21Large towns B2 All local municipalities with an urban core There is huge variation in population sizes amongst these municipalities and they do have large urban dwelling population 29Small towns B3 Characterised by no large town as a core urban settlement Typically have a relatively small population mostly urban and based in few small towns Rural areas are characterised by the presence of commercial farms 111Mostly rural B4 Characterised by the presence of at most one or two small towns communal land tenure and villages or scattered groups of dwellings typically located in former homelands 70Census editFor census and statistical purposes local municipalities are divided into Main Places These generally correspond to towns small cities boroughs of large cities villages or tribal areas also known as townships 2 Those areas that do not fall within any of the above are incorporated in a main place named for the municipality 3 Notes edit Delivering municipal services in rural areas PDF National Treasury of South Africa p 3 Retrieved 30 April 2013 Census 2011 Main Place Name Release Statistics South Africa Archived from the original on 13 November 2015 Frith Adrian Census 2001 based on data from Statistics South AfricaSee also editList of municipalities in South Africa Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Local municipality South Africa amp oldid 1182479501, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
