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Mantsopa Local Municipality

Coordinates: 29°11′40″S 27°27′22″E / 29.19444°S 27.45611°E / -29.19444; 27.45611
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Mantsopa
Official seal of Mantsopa
Location in the Free State
Location in the Free State
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceFree State
DistrictThabo Mofutsanyane
SeatLadybrand
Wards9
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorMamsie Tsoene (ANC)
Area
 • Total4,291 km2 (1,657 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total51,056
 • Density12/km2 (31/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African88.4%
 • Coloured3.9%
 • Indian/Asian0.6%
 • White6.6%
First languages (2011)
 • Sotho82.1%
 • Afrikaans9.8%
 • English4.1%
 • Sign language1.4%
 • Other2.6%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeFS196

Mantsopa Municipality (Sotho: Masepala wa Mantsopa) is a local municipality within the Thabo Mofutsanyana District Municipality, in the Free State province of South Africa.

Origin of the name

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Basotho prophet 'Mantsopa Makhetha[4] was a cousin to King Moshoeshoe I, who banished her from the Kingdom when he suspected that her powers were greater than his. When she arrived at Modderpoort there were no houses and, according to legend, she stayed in a cave. In 1886 a group of men called The Brotherhood of St Augustine arrived at Modderpoort, and 'Mantsopa accommodated them in her cave. The missionaries decided to stay and they turned the cave into a chapel. 'Mantsopa later joined the church and was baptised and given the name Anna. 'Mantsopa's grave continues to be visited and offerings are still placed on or near it.[5]

Main places

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The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[6]

Place Code Area (km2) Population Most spoken language
Borwa 40601 0.42 3,294 Sotho
Dipeleng 40602 0.15 822 Sotho
Excelsior 40603 11.37 485 Afrikaans
Hobhouse 40604 11.79 2,589 Sotho
Ladybrand 40605 43.05 4,214 Afrikaans
Mahalatswetsa 40606 1.64 4,881 Sotho
Manyatseng 40608 2.64 14,177 Sotho
Thaba Phatswa 40609 2.17 434 Afrikaans
Thusanong 40610 0.56 2,989 Sotho
Tweespruit 40611 3.04 1,056 Sotho
Remainder of the municipality 40607 4,213.08 20,377 Sotho

Politics

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The municipal council consists of eighteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Nine councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in nine wards, while the remaining nine 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 eleven seats on the council.

The following table shows the results of the election.[7]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress7,28558.9687,37460.23311
Democratic Alliance2,95923.9512,92523.8934
Economic Freedom Fighters1,2259.9101,24110.1422
Congress of the People3602.9103212.6211
Independent candidates1861.5100
5 other parties3412.7603833.1300
Total12,356100.00912,244100.00918
Valid votes12,35698.5212,24498.51
Invalid/blank votes1851.481851.49
Total votes12,541100.0012,429100.00
Registered voters/turnout27,61245.4227,61245.01

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 "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. ^ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. ^ "Mantsopa Makhetha". 6 September 2019.
  5. ^ South African Languages: Place names
  6. ^ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Mantsopa". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
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