Location

The FTM is a Category B4 Municipality that is located within the Sekhukhune District Municipality (SDM) of the Limpopo Province. In its 'State of Local Government in South Africa: Overview Report, the Department of Cooperative Governance (CoG) (2009:22) describes category B4 municipaliies as those municipalities which are mainly rural, located in economically depressed areas, consequently having difficulties in attracting and retaining skilled manangers/professionals and are struggling from a revenue generation perspective. As noted in the FTM's Sparital Development Framework (SDF) (2007/8), the Municipality borders Makhuduthamga in the south, Greater Tubatse in the east and Lepelle Nkumpi Local Municipality (situated in the Capricon District Municipality) on the west and north. The municipality area covers 1104.745 square meters (11474.5 hecots), which represent 8.3% of the Sekhukhune District's total and area (13 264). The Municipality is divided into 13 wards and four nodal points., viz Atok, Apel, Mphanama and Strydkraal Node. The Municipality is completely rural in nature, dominated by traditional land owndership with a population of approximately 93814 people that reside in 87 settlements. The majority of these settlements are small with less than 100 inhabitants in each. Like most rural municipalities in the country (Republic of South Africa), Fetakgomo is characterised by weak economic base, poor infrastructure, major service backogs, dispersed human settlements and high poverty levels. The Municiplaity itself is also an embryonic one that is currently grappling with revenue generation and performing its functions.

Wardsand Their Constituting Village


Farm Posrtions within Fetakgomo