Thabo Mofutsanyane District Municipality
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Thabo Mofutsanyane is one of the 5 districts of the Free State province of South Africa. The seat of Thabo Mofutsanyane is Phuthaditjaba. The majority of its 725 932 people speak Sesotho (2001 Census). The district code is DC19
Contents
Geography
Neighbours
Thabo Mofutsanyane is surrounded by:- Northern Free State to the north (DC20)
- Gert Sibande in Mpulalanga to the north-east (DC30)
- Amajuba in Kwa-Zulu Natal to the east (DC25)
- Uthukela to the south-east(DC23)
- The kingdom of Lesotho to the south
- Motheo to the south-west (DC17)
- Lejweleputswa to the west (DC18)
Local municipalities
The district contains the following local municipalities:
| Local municipality | Population | %
|
|---|---|---|
| Maluti a Phofung | 360 780 | 49.70% |
| Dihlabeng | 128 933 | 17.76% |
| Setsoto | 123 192 | 16.97% |
| Nketoana | 61 956 | 8.53% |
| Phumelela | 50 905 | 7.01% |
| Golden Gate Highlands National Park | 174 | 0.02% |
Demographics
The following statistics are from the 2001 census.
| Language | Population | %
|
|---|---|---|
| Sesotho | 586 022 | 80.73% |
| IsiZulu | 90 584 | 12.48% |
| Afrikaans | 32 478 | 4.47% |
| IsiXhosa | 4 848 | 0.67% |
| English | 4 805 | 0.66% |
| SiSwati | 1 909 | 0.26% |
| IsiNdebele | 1 549 | 0.21% |
| Setswana | 1 520 | 0.21% |
| Sepedi | 1 110 | 0.15% |
| Other | 648 | 0.09% |
| Xitsonga | 357 | 0.05% |
| Tshivenda | 110 | 0.02% |
Gender
| Gender | Population | %
|
|---|---|---|
| Female | 389 210 | 53.62% |
| Male | 336 722 | 46.38% |
Ethnic group
| Ethnic group | Population | %
|
|---|---|---|
| Black African | 690 852 | 95.17% |
| White | 30 194 | 4.16% |
| Coloured | 3 601 | 0.50% |
| Indian/Asian | 1 285 | 0.18% |
Politics
Election results
Election results for Thabo Mofutsanyane in the South African general election, 2004.- Population 18 and over: 425 922 [58.67% of total population]
- Total votes: 260 796 [35.93% of total population]
- Voting % estimate: 61.23% votes as a % of population 18 and over
| Party | Votes | %
|
|---|---|---|
| African National Congress | 225 688 | 86.54% |
| Democratic Alliance | 14 214 | 5.45% |
| Pan African Congress | 5 135 | 1.97% |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 2 836 | 1.09% |
| Freedom Front Plus | 2 756 | 1.06% |
| United Democratic Movement | 2 409 | 0.92% |
| Inkhata Freedom Party | 1 978 | 0.76% |
| New National Party | 1 557 | 0.60% |
| Independent Democrats | 876 | 0.34% |
| Azanian People's Organisation | 704 | 0.27% |
| United Christian Democratic Party | 525 | 0.20% |
| SOPA | 386 | 0.15% |
| NA | 310 | 0.12% |
| EMSA | 292 | 0.11% |
| UF | 242 | 0.09% |
| CDP | 228 | 0.09% |
| PJC | 214 | 0.08% |
| TOP | 172 | 0.07% |
| KISS | 116 | 0.04% |
| NLP | 93 | 0.04% |
| Minority Front | 65 | 0.02% |
| Total | 260 796 | 100.00% |
References
- [Municipal Demarcation Board]
- [Stats SA Census 2001 page]
- [Independent Electoral Commission 2004 election results]
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