Nala
Local municipality
Official seal of Nala
Seal
Location in the Free State
Location in the Free State
Coordinates: 27°23′14″S 26°37′05″E / 27.38722°S 26.61806°E / -27.38722; 26.61806
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceFree State
DistrictLejweleputswa
SeatBothaville
Wards12
Government
[1]
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorNozililo Mashiya-Ntema
Area
 • Total4,129 km2 (1,594 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total81,220
 • Density20/km2 (51/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[2]
 • Black African93.1%
 • Coloured0.6%
 • Indian/Asian0.3%
 • White5.8%
First languages (2011)
[3]
 • Sotho73.3%
 • Xhosa8.7%
 • Afrikaans7.3%
 • Tswana3.9%
 • Other6.8%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeFS185

Nala Municipality (Sotho: Masepala wa Nala) is a local municipality within the Lejweleputswa District Municipality, in the Free State province of South Africa. Nala is a Sesotho word meaning "affluence or plenty". It is derived from the maize belt and economic prosperity of the area.[4]

Main places

The 2011 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[5]

PlaceCensus codeArea (km2)Population
Balkfontein4680041.12154
Bothaville46800133.264,152
Kgotsong4680029.7441,878
Monyakeng4680053.8025,392
Wesselsbron46800610.261,415
Remainder of the municipality4680034,070.618,229

Politics

The municipal council consists of twenty-four members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twelve councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twelve wards, while the remaining twelve 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) lost its majority, winning twelve of the twenty-four seats.

The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.[6]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress8,46848.47118,56848.97112
Economic Freedom Fighters4,07823.3404,03723.0766
Democratic Alliance1,6209.2711,6839.6212
Nala Community Forum1,4328.2001,4958.5422
Freedom Front Plus1,0806.1801,0255.8622
Independent candidates2841.6300
5 other parties5072.9006903.9400
Total17,469100.001217,498100.001224
Valid votes17,46998.4117,49898.02
Invalid/blank votes2831.593531.98
Total votes17,752100.0017,851100.00
Registered voters/turnout37,96346.7637,96347.02

References

  1. ↑ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. ↑ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. ↑ South African Languages - Place names
  5. ↑ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  6. ↑ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Nala". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
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