Greater Giyani Local Municipality
| Greater Giyani | ||
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| Local municipality | ||
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.svg) Location in Limpopo |
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| Country | South Africa | |
| Province | Limpopo | |
| District | Mopani | |
| Seat | Giyani | |
| Wards | 30 | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | Ngenisile Tekile | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 4,172 km2 (1,611 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011) | ||
| • Total | 244,217 | |
| • Density | 59/km2 (150/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011) | ||
| • Black African | 99.5% | |
| • Coloured | 0.1% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.3% | |
| • White | 0.1% | |
| First languages (2011) | ||
| • Tsonga | 90.8% | |
| • Northern Sotho | 3.8% | |
| • Sotho | 2.6% | |
| • Other | 2.8% | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | LIM331 | |
Greater Giyani Local Municipality is located in the Mopani District Municipality of Limpopo province, South Africa. The seat of Greater Giyani Local Municipality is Giyani.
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:
The municipal council consists of sixty-two members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-one councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-one wards, while the remaining thirty-one 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-one seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.
Results of the National Assembly election of 2014 for Greater Giyani Local Municipality:
Coordinates: 23°25′S 30°45′E / 23.417°S 30.750°E
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