Kopanong Local Municipality
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Kopanong | |
|---|---|
 Seal | |
 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 (2022)[2] | |
• Total | 51,832 |
| • Density | 3.3/km2 (8.6/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2022) | |
| • Black African | 69.3% |
| • Coloured | 17.4% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.7% |
| • White | 12.4% |
| 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 |
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]
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
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 | ||||
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