Mantsopa Municipality () is a local municipality within the Thabo Mofutsanyana District Municipality, in the Free State province of South Africa.
Origin of the name Basotho prophet 'Mantsopa Makhetha was a cousin to King Moshoeshoe I, who banished her from the Kingdom when he suspected that her powers were greater than his. When she arrived at Modderpoort there were no houses and, according to legend, she stayed in a cave. In 1886 a group of men called The Brotherhood of St Augustine arrived at Modderpoort, and 'Mantsopa accommodated them in her cave. The missionaries decided to stay and they turned the cave into a chapel. 'Mantsopa later joined the church and was baptised and given the name Anna. 'Mantsopa's grave continues to be visited and offerings are still placed on or near it. South African Languages: Place names
Main places The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa Place Code Area (km2) Population Most spoken language Borwa 406010.423,294Sotho Dipeleng 406020.15822Sotho Excelsior 4060311.37485Afrikaans Hobhouse 4060411.792,589Sotho Ladybrand 4060543.054,214Afrikaans Mahalatswetsa 406061.644,881Sotho Manyatseng 406082.6414,177Sotho Thaba Phatswa 406092.17434Afrikaans Thusanong 406100.562,989Sotho Tweespruit 406113.041,056Sotho Remainder of the municipality 406074,213.0820,377Sotho
Politics
The municipal council consists of eighteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Nine councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in nine wards, while the remaining nine 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 eleven seats on the council.
The following table shows the results of the election.
References
External links http://www.mantsopa.fs.gov.za/