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Sikhethasikhetha.co.za
ProvinceFS
Free State
- Executive mayor
- —
- Wards
- 311
- Council seats
- —
- Residents (Census 2022)
- 2 964 412
Municipalities in Free State
Metropolitan municipalities
Free State at a glance
1 533 098 registered voters (IEC, 2026-09-09)
How the province voted in the 2024 provincial election. Context only: local elections often break differently.
- ANC51.9%
- DA21.9%
- EFF13.5%
- FF+3.0%
- MK Party1.9%
- ACT1.8%
1 metro (Mangaung), 4 district municipalities and 18 local municipalities. 311 wards for 2026. Ngwathe's council was dissolved by court order in 2026 and is run by an administrator until the election.
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