Nala Local Municipality

Nala Municipality (Sotho: Masepala wa Nala) is a local municipality within the Lejweleputswa District Municipality, in the Free State province of South Africa. Nala is a Sesotho word meaning "affluence or plenty". It is derived from the maize belt and economic prosperity of the area.^[4] The municipality serves the community in and around Bothaville, Kgotsong, Wesselsbron and Monyakeng.

Main places

The 2011 census divided the municipality into the following main places:^[5]

Place	Census code	Area (km²)	Population
Balkfontein	468004	1.12	154
Bothaville	468001	33.26	4,152
Kgotsong	468002	9.74	41,878
Monyakeng	468005	3.80	25,392
Wesselsbron	468006	10.26	1,415
Remainder of the municipality	468003	4,070.61	8,229

The municipal council consists of twenty-four members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twelve councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twelve wards, while the remaining twelve 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) lost its majority, winning twelve of the twenty-four seats.

The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.^[6]


Party		Ward			List			Total seats
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total seats
	African National Congress	8,468	48.47	11	8,568	48.97	1	12
	Economic Freedom Fighters	4,078	23.34	0	4,037	23.07	6	6
	Democratic Alliance	1,620	9.27	1	1,683	9.62	1	2
	Nala Community Forum	1,432	8.20	0	1,495	8.54	2	2
	Freedom Front Plus	1,080	6.18	0	1,025	5.86	2	2
	Independent candidates	284	1.63	0				0
	5 other parties	507	2.90	0	690	3.94	0	0
Total		17,469	100.00	12	17,498	100.00	12	24

Valid votes		17,469	98.41		17,498	98.02
Invalid/blank votes		283	1.59		353	1.98
Total votes		17,752	100.00		17,851	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		37,963	46.76		37,963	47.02

^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
^ ^a ^b "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
^ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
^ South African Languages - Place names
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^ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Nala". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2023-10-28.