Ngwathe Local Municipality
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Ngwathe | |
|---|---|
 Seal | |
 Location in the Free State | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Free State |
| District | Fezile Dabi |
| Seat | Parys |
| Wards | 20 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Victoria de Beer[2] |
| Area | |
• Total | 7,055 km2 (2,724 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[3] | |
• Total | 134,962 |
| • Density | 19/km2 (50/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2022) | |
| • Black African | 83.4% |
| • Coloured | 2.5% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.3% |
| • White | 13.6% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Sotho | 68.6% |
| • Afrikaans | 13.4% |
| • Xhosa | 8.5% |
| • Zulu | 3.4% |
| • Other | 6.1% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | FS203 |
Ngwathe Municipality (Sotho: Masepala wa Ngwathe; Afrikaans: Ngwathe Munisipaliteit) is a local municipality within the Fezile Dabi District Municipality, in the Free State province of South Africa. Ngwathe is the Sesotho name for the Renoster River.[5]
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[6]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edenville | 41801 | 9.25 | 896 | Sotho |
| Heilbron | 41802 | 26.47 | 9,652 | Sotho |
| Koppies | 41803 | 114.90 | 967 | Afrikaans |
| Kwakwatsi | 41804 | 1.81 | 7,830 | Sotho |
| Mokwallo | 41805 | 1.87 | 8,637 | Sotho |
| Ngwathe | 41811 | 0.88 | 5,294 | Sotho |
| Parys | 41807 | 17.28 | 10,716 | Afrikaans |
| Phiritona | 41808 | 3.10 | 15,874 | Sotho |
| Tumahole | 41809 | 23.21 | 33,084 | Sotho |
| Vredefort | 41810 | 19.77 | 3,053 | Sotho |
| Remainder of the municipality | 41806 | 6,860.55 | 22,811 | Sotho |
Politics
The municipal council consists of thirty-six members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Eighteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in eighteen wards, while the remaining eighteen 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 reduced majority of twenty-one seats on the council.
The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.[7]
| Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| African National Congress | 15,913 | 55.51 | 18 | 16,020 | 55.80 | 3 | 21 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 5,489 | 19.15 | 1 | 5,532 | 19.27 | 6 | 7 | |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 3,764 | 13.13 | 0 | 3,913 | 13.63 | 5 | 5 | |
| Freedom Front Plus | 1,829 | 6.38 | 0 | 1,832 | 6.38 | 3 | 3 | |
| Ngwathe Residents Association | 751 | 2.62 | 0 | 738 | 2.57 | 1 | 1 | |
| Independent candidates | 412 | 1.44 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 7 other parties | 507 | 1.77 | 0 | 676 | 2.35 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 28,665 | 100.00 | 19 | 28,711 | 100.00 | 18 | 37 | |
| Valid votes | 28,665 | 98.27 | 28,711 | 98.20 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 506 | 1.73 | 526 | 1.80 | ||||
| Total votes | 29,171 | 100.00 | 29,237 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 63,783 | 45.73 | 63,783 | 45.84 | ||||
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