Kopanong Municipality (; ; ) is a local municipality within the Xhariep District Municipality, in the Free State province of South Africa. Kopanong is a Sesotho word meaning "meeting place or where people are invited". The name earmarks unity and seeks to encourage co-operation. 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 Bethulie 4020151.801,342Afrikaans Charlesville 402020.33525Sotho Edenburg 4020328.33935Afrikaans Fauresmith 4020454.641,276Afrikaans Ha-Rasebei 4020511.277,203Sotho Hydro Park 402060.36586Afrikaans Ipopeng 402070.752,770Afrikaans Itumeleng 402081.173,924Sotho Jagersfontein 402091.031,200Afrikaans Lephoi 402111.195,067Xhosa Madikgetla 402120.693,938Sotho Maphodi 402130.833,592Xhosa Oranjekrag 402143.82350Afrikaans Philippolis 4021567.551,170Afrikaans Poding-Tse-Rolo 402160.352,411Xhosa Qhoweng 402170.743,469Sotho Reddersburg 4021818.01967Afrikaans Springfontein 4021940.781,753Afrikaans Trompsburg 402201.27925Afrikaans Waterkloof 4022120.846Afrikaans Remainder of the municipality 4021014,937.3412,524Afrikaans
Politics
The municipal council consists of seventeen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Nine councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in nine wards, while the remaining eight 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 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of eleven seats on the council.
The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.
Financial mismanagement In January 2025, the municipality was listed as one of the top ten municipalities in arrears on their pension contributions.
References
External links http://www.kopanong.gov.za/