Country South Africa Seat Heidelberg Time zone SAST (UTC+2) Area 1,484 km² Black african population 77.3% Native english speakers 5% Province Gauteng | District Sedibeng Wards 13 Municipal code GT423 White population 19.7% Native afrikaans speakers 19.5% Native sotho speakers 21.9% | |
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Lesedi Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Sedibeng District of Gauteng in South Africa.
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Map of Heidelberg, South Africa
Heidelberg is the seat of the municipality. During the first war of independence, Heidelberg served as capital of the South African Republic, from 1880 to 1883.
Lesedi is a Sesotho word meaning "light". The name was decided upon because the municipality represents the light of the area.
Politics
The municipal council consists of twenty-six members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirteen wards, while the remaining thirteen 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 seats on the council.
The following table shows the results of the election.
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places: