Thulamela Local Municipality

The Thulamela Local Municipality is a Local municipality in the Limpopo province of South Africa. Its municipal boundaries were greatly altered after the South African municipal elections, 2016 when much of the area that formerly belonged to the municipality, including the town of Malamulele, was incorporated into the newly formed Collins Chabane Local Municipality. It is named after the Thulamela ruins located near the Pafuri Gate of the Kruger National Park.

Thulamela
Local municipality
Seal
Location in Limpopo
Coordinates: 22°57′S 30°29′E
Country	South Africa
Province	Limpopo
District	Vhembe
Seat	Thohoyandou[1]
Wards	40
Government [2]
• Type	Municipal council
• Mayor	T.N. Makumbane[3]
Area
• Total	5,835 km^2 (2,253 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[4]
• Total	618,462
• Density	110/km^2 (270/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [4]
• Black African	99.3%
• Coloured	0.1%
• Indian/Asian	0.5%
• White	0.1%
First languages (2011) [5]
• Venda	63.6%
• Tsonga	32.9%
• Other	3.5%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal code	LIM343

Main places

The 2011 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[6]

Place	Code	Population	Area (km^2)
Altein	966225	1,759	2.15
Begwa	966015	2,066	3.32
Bevula	966136	1,787	2.24
Botsoleni	966026	2,002	1.67
Budeli	966163	2,362	9.24
Buluni	966042	382	1.08
Damani	966052	1,336	3.83
Dididi	966180	2,312	2.94
Dimani	966044	807	1.92
Dlamini	966123	146	0.50
Dopeni	966102	6,560	15.15
Doveni	966176	318	1.28
Dumasi	966149	2,154	2.60
Duthuni	966166	6,345	6.70
Dzindi	966192	2,787	2.03
Dzingahe	966121	2,862	2.14
Dzivhadolo	966039	1,566	2.73
Dzwaboni	966021	597	1.87
Dzwerani	966205	5,964	14.12
Fondwe	966105	1,798	4.18
Gaba	966018	6,340	10.44
Gandlanani	966160	3,445	3.83
Gidjana	966189	2,198	1.65
Gonani	966048	372	1.48
Gondeni A	966135	5,391	4.96
Gondeni B	966114	1,471	3.10
Govu	966191	1,486	1.48
Green Farm	966158	3,930	5.94
Ha-Lambani	966007	3,450	18.68
Ha-Matsika	966081	1,120	1.68
Ha-Radali	966079	2,052	2.79
Hatshisele	966151	4,382	3.20
Itsani	966170	11,473	6.89
Jerome	966161	3,413	2.76
Khakhanwa	966188	1,355	1.62
Khakhu	966066	142	0.88
Khalavha	966106	3,237	5.97
Khambela	966095	65	0.52
Khubvi	966051	10,271	11.50
Kruger National Park	966155	55	2935.88
Lambani	966050	1,881	3.92
Lamvi	966050	1,530	9.83
Lufule	966050	1,617	1.38
Lukalo	966050	1,532	2.75
Lutomboni	966050	529	0.75
Luvhimbi	966050	2,296	8.50
Lwamondo	966050	20,218	20.72
Mabaligwe	966050	2,382	1.89
Mabokoro	966050	545	0.41
Madzimu	966050	5,213	3.80
Magomani	966050	2,734	2.34
Mahunguhwi	966050	394	2.54
Makahlule	966050	1,865	1.73
Makhasa	966050	1,121	1.82
Makhumbe	966050	56	1.17
Makhuvha A	966050	1,050	2.29
Makhuvha B	966050	5,394	5.05
Makonde	966050	6,077	12.59
Makovha	966050	2,083	2.36
Makumbane	966050	2,219	2.33
Makumeke	966050	1,429	0.99
Makwarani	966050	867	5.36
Malamangwa	966050	495	2.86
Malamhala	966050	1,211	1.00
Malavuwe	966050	2,362	2.78
Manamane	966050	2,897	3.71
Maname	966050	204	0.93
Mandala	966050	3,078	3.51
Manele	966050	1,658	1.60
Mangondi A	966050	2,373	5.33
Mangondi B	966050	1,275	1.88
Manyuwa	966050	135	1.29
Manzemba	966050	608	1.26
Mapate	966050	3,608	3.57
Maranzhe	966050	1,764	3.61
Maraxwe	966050	943	1.03
Mashawana	966050	551	1.21
Mashobye	966050	1,638	1.70
Masiwane	966050	1,257	1.98
Matangari	966050	4,062	7.63
Maungani	966050	7,271	7.487
Mavhuwa	966050	55	1.12
Mavunde	966050	1,573	3.84
Mbahe	966050	982	2.99
Mbahela	966050	852	0.81
Mbilwi	966050	5,077	3.73
Mianzwi	966050	1,928	2.39
Milaboni	966050	343	0.81
Mphego	966050	3,003	2.36
Mubvumoni	966050	2,086	5.15
Mudunungu	966050	1,366	1.35
Mudzidzidzi	966050	400	1.08
Muhotoni	966050	672	0.73
Muhuyu	966050	698	1.25
Mukhomi	966050	3,810	3.24
Mukomasiandu	966050	764	1.28
Mukondeni	966050	61	1.09
Mukula	966050	8,209	10.41
Mukumbani	966050	2,431	3.04
Mulenzhe	966050	2,566	9.03
Munangwe	966050	365	0.46
Muraga	966050	1,472	2.29
Mushiru	966050	647	1.21
Mu-toti	966050	904	1.85
Mutshenzheni	966050	1,062	3.61
Mutshetshe	966050	673	1.05
Mvelaphanda	966050	1,563	1.11
Nghomunghom	966050	1,799	1.20
Ngovhela	966050	6,296	7.82
Ngudza	966050	2,855	3.74
Ngwenani	966050	6,254	7.15
Nsimbhi	966050	1,885	1.64
Ntlhaveni A	966050	2,323	2.27
Ntlhaveni B	966050	1,854	1.58
Nyavhani	966050	1,568	1.30
Peninghotsa	966050	803	1.09
Phaphazela	966050	4,965	5.59
Phaswana	966050	1,513	1.61
Phaweni	966050	1,734	1.55
Phiphidi	966050	9,795	9.99
Phugeni	966050	1,512	1.35
Phugwane	966050	1,100	1.36
Roadhouse	966050	3,710	4.19
Salani	966050	2,329	2.24
Salema	966050	3,540	2.59
Sambandou	966050	826	2.03
Saselamani	966050	3,727	1.84
Shanzha	966050	631	3.05
Shayandima	966050	10,259	6.15
Shigalo	966050	7,670	6.80
Shikundu	966050	1,953	2.09
Shingwidzi	966050	11	0.86
Siambe	966050	2,565	3.29
Sindande	966050	70	1.38
Sterkstroom	966050	39	0.05
Tambaulate	966050	269	0.85
Thathe Vondo	966050	94	0.65
Thembaluvhilo	966050	43	0.09
Thenzheni	966050	1,845	2.62
Thohoyandou	966050	69,453	42.62
Thononda	966050	1,944	2.43
Thulamela NU	966050	1,399	2140.39
Tshabvuma	966050	2,168	1.93
Tshamutavha	966050	184	0.81
Tshamutilikwa	966050	814	1.06
Tshaulu	966050	2,077	2.49
Tshiavha	966050	126	0.09
Tshidimbini	966050	2,501	2.47
Tshidzate	966050	781	0.81
Tshidzini	966050	3,852	7.22
Tshidzivhe	966050	845	2.19
Tshififi	966050	2,468	4.15
Tshifudi	966050	2,343	3.47
Tshihalwe	966050	568	0.78
Tshiheni	966050	1,435	4.97
Tshiiwani	966050	227	1.10
Tshikambe	966050	471	1.16
Tshikhudini	966050	1,464	1.29
Tshikombani	966050	4,084	4.29
Tshikonelo	966050	4,809	7.20
Tshikovha	966050	2,074	1.75
Tshikunda	966050	2,177	2.93
Tshikweta	966050	814	0.54
Tshilapfene	966050	1,495	2.01
Tshilungoma	966050	2,526	3.13
Tshilungwi	966050	663	1.40
Tshiombo	966050	1,415	1.58
Tshipako	966050	800	2.17
Tshirenzheni	966050	1,248	2.08
Tshisahulu	966050	7,342	5.97
Tshisinise	966050	81	0.17
Tshitanini	966050	227	1.02
Tshitavha	966050	2,123	3.51
Tshitereke	966050	5,788	7.40
Tshithuthuni	966050	2,031	2.84
Tshivhilidulu	966050	1,339	2.35
Tshivhilwi	966050	4,334	5.00
Tshivhulani	966050	2,675	2.13
Tswera	966050	1,001	2.23
Tswinga	966050	3,948	6.41
Vhudimbilu	966050	658	1.64
Vhufuli	966050	3,626	4.23
Vhurivhuri	966050	2,215	7.49
Vhutalu	966050	430	0.93
Vondo	966050	766	1.98
Vondwe	966050	6,521	5.95
Xaswita	966050	680	0.84

Politics

The municipal council consists of eighty-one members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Forty-one councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in forty-one wards, while the remaining forty 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 sixty-four seats on the council.

The following table shows the results of the election.[7][8]

Party		Votes				Seats
		Ward	List	Total	%	Ward	List	Total
	ANC	80,661	81,728	162,389	78.8	41	23	64
	Economic Freedom Fighters	10,193	10,346	20,539	10.0	0	8	8
	Democratic Alliance	4,776	4,806	9,582	4.7	0	4	4
	Pan Africanist Congress	2,315	2,151	4,466	2.2	0	2	2
	Independent	1,714	–	1,714	0.8	0	–	0
	ACDP	768	737	1,505	0.7	0	1	1
	International Revelation Congress	657	770	1,427	0.7	0	1	1
	Congress of the People	746	662	1,408	0.7	0	1	1
	Others	1,297	1,795	3,092	1.5	0	0	0
Total		103,127	102,995	206,122	100.0	41	40	81
Spoilt votes		1,030	1,080	2,110

References

1. "Introduction". Thulamela Local Municipality. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
2. "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
3. "The Mayor". Thulamela Local Municipality. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
4. "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
5. "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
6. adrianfrith.com from Statistics South Africa
7. "Results Summary – All Ballots: Thulamela" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
8. "Seat Calculation Detail: Thulamela" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 18 January 2017.

External links

• Official website