The Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality ( Sotho : Masepala o Moholo wa Mangaung ; Zulu : UMasipala weDolobhakazi laseMangawunge ; Afrikaans : Mangaung Metropolitaanse Munisipaliteit ; Tswana : Mmasepala wa Toropokgolo ya Mangaung ; Xhosa : uMasipala oMbaxa wase Mangaung ) is a metropolitan municipality which governs Bloemfontein and surrounding towns in the Free State province of South Africa . Mangaung is a Sesotho word meaning "place of cheetahs", as it was not uncommon for the Basotho to name warrior regiments after ferocious animals.
4-572: Maselspoort is a resort complex in Mangaung in the Free State province of South Africa . Maselspoort is situated on the banks of the Modder River , 23 km (14 mi) from Bloemfontein . It is a popular resort town for Bloemfontein city dwellers, and a popular fishing spot. It was originally known as "Mazel's Pass", after a Mr Mazel who owned the land. In 1904 a major water works
8-512: The remaining fifty are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received. In the 2021 South African municipal elections of 1 November 2021 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of fifty-one seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election. Since April 2022, the municipality is under administration, one of 32 in
12-867: Was a local municipality within the Motheo District Municipality . In the municipal elections held on 1 November 2021 , the African National Congress won 51 out of 100 seats on the Metro Council, while the Democratic Alliance won 26 seats and the Economic Freedom Fighters won 12 seats. The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places : The municipal council consists of one hundred members elected by mixed-member proportional representation . Fifty councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in fifty wards , while
16-467: Was opened at Maselspoort, and in 1927 Harvard University erected the Boyden Observatory . The then-Prince George of England stopped at Maselspoort in 1934 as part of a visit to Bloemfontein. This Free State location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality Before the municipal elections of 18 May 2011 , Mangaung
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