Greater Tzaneen
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Location in Limpopo
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| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Limpopo |
| District | Mopani |
| Seat | Tzaneen |
| Wards | 34 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Gerson Molapisane (ANC) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,243 km2 (1,252 sq mi) |
| Population
(2011)[2]
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| • Total | 390,095 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 96.4% |
| • Coloured | 0.2% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.4% |
| • White | 3.0% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Sepedi | 46.2% |
| • Tsonga | 40.9% |
| • Sotho | 4.3% |
| • Afrikaans | 2.6% |
| • Other | 6% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | LIM333 |
Greater Tzaneen Municipality (Northern Sotho: Mmasepala wa Greater Tzaneen; Tsonga: Masipala wa Greater Tzaneen) is a local municipality within the Mopani District Municipality, in the Limpopo province of South Africa. The seat of the municipality is Tzaneen.
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[3]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language |
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| Bakgaga Ba Maake | 90301 | 14.37 | 12,651 | Northern Sotho |
| Bakgage | 90302 | 14.54 | 14,923 | Northern Sotho |
| Vankuna | 90303 | 448.79 | 151,014 | Tsonga |
| Batlhabine Ba Magoboya | 90304 | 65.26 | 17,883 | Northern Sotho |
| Dwarsfontein | 90305 | 0.45 | 983 | Northern Sotho |
| Haenertsburg | 90307 | 1.04 | 481 | English |
| Letsitele | 90308 | 1.16 | 310 | Afrikaans |
| Modjadji | 90309 | 315.69 | 84,386 | Northern Sotho |
| N'wamitwa | 90310 | 165.78 | 36,344 | Tsonga |
| Nyavana | 90311 | 44.36 | 8,783 | Tsonga |
| Tzaneen | 90312 | 18.80 | 6,959 | Afrikaans |
| Remainder of the municipality | 90306 | 2,149.54 | 40,856 | Northern Sotho |
The municipal council consists of sixty-nine members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-five councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-five wards, while the remaining thirty-four 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 3 August 2016 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of fifty-two seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[4][5]
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
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| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| ANC | 70,135 | 71,135 | 141,270 | 75.2 | 33 | 19 | 52 | |
| EFF | 10,717 | 11,222 | 21,939 | 11.7 | 0 | 8 | 8 | |
| DA | 8,520 | 8,672 | 17,192 | 9.2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | |
| APC | 1,017 | 1,078 | 2,095 | 1.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Independent | 1,616 | – | 1,616 | 0.9 | 0 | – | 0 | |
| COPE | 731 | 707 | 1,438 | 0.8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| VF+ | 443 | 403 | 846 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| ACDP | 165 | 418 | 583 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tzaneen Freedom Party | 147 | 206 | 353 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| PAC | 105 | 192 | 297 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| UDM | 48 | 88 | 136 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| IFP | 18 | 66 | 84 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 93,662 | 94,187 | 187,849 | 100.0 | 35 | 34 | 69 | |
| Spoilt votes | 1,162 | 1,288 | 2,450 | |||||
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