Lejweleputswa District Municipality
District municipality in Free State, South Africa
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Location of Lejweleputswa District Municipality within Free State
List
- Masilonyana
- Tokologo
- Tswelopele
- Matjhabeng
- Nala
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The Lejweleputswa District Municipality (Sotho: Masepala wa Setereke wa Lejweleputswa; Xhosa: uMasipala weSithili sase Lejweleputswa; Afrikaans: Lejweleputswa-distriksmunisipaliteit) is one of the 5 districts of the Free State province of South Africa. The seat of the municipality is Welkom. As of 2011, a majority of its 657,019 residents speak Sotho. The district code is DC18. Lejweleputswa is a Sesotho word meaning "grey rock".
Neighbours
Lejweleputswa is surrounded by:
- Dr Kenneth Kaunda in North West to the north (DC40)
- Fezile Dabi to the north-east (DC20)
- Thabo Mofutsanyane to the south-east (DC19)
- Mangaung Metro to the south
- Xhariep to the south-west (DC16)
- Frances Baard in Northern Cape to the west (DC9)
- Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati in North West to the north-west (DC39)
Local municipalities
The district contains the following local municipalities:
Local municipality | Population | % | Dominant language |
---|---|---|---|
Matjhabeng | 408 156 | 62.12% | Sotho |
Nala | 98 264 | 14.96% | Sotho |
Masilonyana | 64 402 | 9.80% | Sotho |
Tswelopele | 53 713 | 8.18% | Sotho |
Tokologo | 32 455 | 4.94% | Tswana |
Demographics
The following statistics are from the 2001 census.
Language | Population | % |
---|---|---|
Sotho | 403 866 | 61.47% |
Xhosa | 99 455 | 15.14% |
Afrikaans | 66 418 | 10.11% |
Tswana | 50 835 | 7.74% |
Zulu | 11 051 | 1.68% |
English | 7 981 | 1.21% |
Tsonga | 6 371 | 0.97% |
Ndebele | 4 283 | 0.65% |
Swati | 2 369 | 0.36% |
Other | 2 141 | 0.33% |
Northern Sotho | 1 666 | 0.25% |
Venda | 554 | 0.08% |
Gender
Gender | Population | % |
---|---|---|
Female | 335 378 | 51.05% |
Male | 321 641 | 48.95% |
Ethnic group
Ethnic group | Population | % |
---|---|---|
Black African | 586 657 | 89.29% |
White | 56 640 | 8.62% |
Coloured | 13 179 | 2.01% |
Indian/Asian | 543 | 0.08% |
Age
Age | Population | % |
---|---|---|
000 - 004 | 62 795 | 9.56% |
005 - 009 | 63 350 | 9.64% |
010 - 014 | 70 582 | 10.74% |
015 - 019 | 70 068 | 10.66% |
020 - 024 | 59 737 | 9.09% |
025 - 029 | 55 793 | 8.49% |
030 - 034 | 53 328 | 8.12% |
035 - 039 | 54 193 | 8.25% |
040 - 044 | 46 564 | 7.09% |
045 - 049 | 36 013 | 5.48% |
050 - 054 | 25 801 | 3.93% |
055 - 059 | 17 994 | 2.74% |
060 - 064 | 14 175 | 2.16% |
065 - 069 | 10 978 | 1.67% |
070 - 074 | 6 841 | 1.04% |
075 - 079 | 3 991 | 0.61% |
080 - 084 | 3 014 | 0.46% |
085 - 089 | 1 111 | 0.17% |
090 - 094 | 432 | 0.07% |
095 - 099 | 171 | 0.03% |
100 plus | 88 | 0.01% |
Politics
Election results
Election results for Lejweleputswa in the South African general election, 2004.
- Population 18 and over: 418 466 [63.69% of total population]
- Total votes: 234 060 [35.62% of total population]
- Voting % estimate: 55.93% votes as a % of population 18 and over
Party | Votes | % |
---|---|---|
African National Congress | 195 970 | 83.73% |
Democratic Alliance | 20 043 | 8.56% |
Freedom Front Plus | 3 774 | 1.61% |
United Democratic Movement | 3 016 | 1.29% |
African Christian Democratic Party | 2 806 | 1.20% |
Pan African Congress | 2 387 | 1.02% |
New National Party | 1 779 | 0.76% |
Inkhata Freedom Party | 947 | 0.40% |
Independent Democrats | 903 | 0.39% |
Azanian People's Organisation | 816 | 0.35% |
United Christian Democratic Party | 432 | 0.18% |
SOPA | 283 | 0.12% |
NA | 195 | 0.08% |
CDP | 132 | 0.06% |
EMSA | 131 | 0.06% |
UF | 125 | 0.05% |
PJC | 111 | 0.05% |
TOP | 79 | 0.03% |
KISS | 50 | 0.02% |
NLP | 42 | 0.02% |
Minority Front | 39 | 0.02% |
Total | 234 060 | 100.00% |
References
- ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". 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.
External links
- Lejweleputswa DM Official Website
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Municipalities and communities of Lejweleputswa District Municipality, Free State
District seat: Welkom
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