| Setsoto | |
| Settlement Type: | Local municipality |
| Seal Size: | 150x100px |
| Map Alt: | Location in the Free State |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Free State |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Thabo Mofutsanyane |
| Seat: | Ficksburg |
| Parts Type: | Wards |
| Parts: | 18 |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Government Type: | Municipal council |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Seipati Mbiwe |
| Area Total Km2: | 5966 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 112597 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 92.3% |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 0.7% |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 1.9% |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 4.7% |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages |
| Demographics2 Footnotes: | [3] |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 87.2% |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 7.1% |
| Demographics2 Info3: | 2.9% |
| Demographics2 Info4: | 1.2% |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 1.6% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Municipal code |
| Blank Info Sec1: | FS191 |
Setsoto Municipality (st|Masepala wa Setsoto) is a local municipality within the Thabo Mofutsanyane District Municipality, in the Free State province of South Africa. Setsoto is a Sesotho word meaning "beauty". The seat is Ficksburg. Other towns include Senekal, Clocolan and Marquard. The municipality is rich in agriculture and is known for producing cherries.
The first mayor was Ms M.Molete and the current is Ms Seipati Mbiwe.[4]
The 2011 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[5]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| https://census2011.adrianfrith.com/place/469010 | 15.76 | 1,349 | Afrikaans | ||
| https://census2011.adrianfrith.com/place/469007 | 50.35 | 5,400 | Afrikaans | ||
| https://census2011.adrianfrith.com/place/469009 | 3.21 | 16,253 | Sotho | ||
| https://census2011.adrianfrith.com/place/469005 | 7.30 | 1,033 | Afrikaans | ||
| https://census2011.adrianfrith.com/place/469004 | 3.65 | 22,076 | Sotho | ||
| https://census2011.adrianfrith.com/place/469008 | 4.13 | 35,848 | Sotho | ||
| https://census2011.adrianfrith.com/place/469006 | 1.86 | 14,469 | Sotho | ||
| https://census2011.adrianfrith.com/place/469003 | 32.88 | 3,466 | Sotho | ||
| https://census2011.adrianfrith.com/place/469001 | 130.11 | 185 | Sotho | ||
| Remainder of the municipality | https://census2011.adrianfrith.com/place/469002 | 5,712.13 | 12,519 | Sotho |
See main article: Setsoto Local Municipality elections. The municipal council consists of thirty-three members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Seventeen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in seventeen wards, while the remaining sixteen 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) won a majority of seventeen seats on the council.The following table shows the results of the election.[6]