Makhado Municipality (; ) is a local municipality within the Vhembe District Municipality, in the Limpopo province of South Africa. The seat is Louis Trichardt. It is named in honour of 19th-century King (Thovhele) in the Singo (or Vhasenzi) dynasty of the Vendas, Makhado (1839-1895).
Main places The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places: The population census is just an estimate, there are close to 1-million Tsonga speakers in Gauteng alone, as well as close to 300 000 Venda speakers, also in Gauteng, who are there for work purposes only and have their homes in Limpopo; both the Tsonga and the Venda population are larger should the census count be done during December holiday.Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa Place Code Area (km2) Population Most spoken language Bungeni 9080120.6718,192Tsonga Davhana 9080260.936,361Venda Dzanani 90803650.7075,746Venda Funyufunyu 908042.863,580Venda Hlanganani 90805181.1411,156Tsonga Khomanani 9080617.4514,337Tsonga Kutama 90807150.4424,688Venda Louis Trichardt 9080821.1811,014English, Venda, Tsonga Madombidzha 908090.39806Venda Madzivhandila 908109.7713,051Venda Maelula 908112.805,652Venda Magadani 908121.591,875Venda Makushu 908140.691,207Venda Masakona 9081573.397,033Venda Mashamba 9081689.7613,898Venda Mashau 9081771.0424,794Venda Masia 90818120.318,689Venda Mkhensani 9081912.6816,210Tsonga Mudimeli 908201.823,055Venda Muila 908215.635,006Northern Sotho Mukhari 9082224.4920,007Tsonga Mulambilu 908232.783,307Venda Mulima 90824288.9917,245Venda Ndouvhada 908251.661,427Venda Nesengani 908267.8912,235Venda Nthabalala 90827161.9615,665Venda Rabali 908286.208,701Venda Ramalamula 9082936.485,924Venda Ribungwani 908304.933,071Tsonga Rungulani 908316.057,043Tsonga Sinthumule 9083272.2847,472Venda Soutpansberg 9083318.817,512Tsonga Tiyani 9083411.7511,620Tsonga Tshikota 9083542.884,099Venda Tshimbupfe 90836107.8917,538Venda Tshiovhe 908373.932,770Venda Vuwani 9083813.5819,770Venda Remainder of the municipality 908136,262.9025,319Tsonga
Politics
The municipal council consists of seventy-five members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-eight councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-eight wards, while the remaining thirty-seven 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) won a majority of sixty-two seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.
References
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