Kgetlengrivier Local Municipality
Kgetlengrivier | |
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| Country | South Africa |
| Province | North West |
| District | Bojanala Platinum |
| Seat | Koster |
| Wards | 6 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Kim Medupe |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,973 km2 (1,534 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 51,049 |
| • Density | 13/km2 (33/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 80.1% |
| • Coloured | 1.7% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.9% |
| • White | 16.8% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Tswana | 69.2% |
| • Afrikaans | 18.0% |
| • English | 4.4% |
| • Zulu | 1.5% |
| • Other | 6.9% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | NW374 |
Kgetlengrivier Local Municipality is a local municipality in Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West Province, South Africa.
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[4]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borolelo | 60401 | 0.80 | 4,826 | Tswana |
| Derby | 60402 | 1.93 | 1,703 | Tswana |
| Koster | 60404 | 5.90 | 2,141 | Afrikaans |
| Nooitgedacht | 60405 | 1.39 | 353 | Tswana |
| Reagile | 60406 | 1.55 | 8,441 | Tswana |
| Swartruggens | 60407 | 7.53 | 1,536 | Afrikaans |
| Remainder of the municipality | 60403 | 3,954.06 | 17,487 | Tswana |
Languages
The 2011 census indicated the following prevalence of languages in this municipality: 67.1% Setswana; 17.4% Afrikaans; 4.2% English; 1.4% IsiZulu; 1.3% Sesotho; 1.0% IsiXhosa; 0.9% IsiNdebele ... [5]
Politics
The municipal council consists of fifteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Eight councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in eight wards, while the remaining seven 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 3 August 2016 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of eight seats on the council.
The following table shows the results of the election.[6][7]
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #006600;" data-sort-value="African National Congress" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #852A2A;" data-sort-value="Economic Freedom Fighters" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #005BA6;" data-sort-value="Democratic Alliance (South Africa)" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FF6600;" data-sort-value="Freedom Front Plus" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FFCA08;" data-sort-value="Congress of the People (South African political party)" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #046D2A;" data-sort-value="African People's Convention" || Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| ANC | 7,161 | 7,150 | 14,311 | 55.8 | 7 | 1 | 8 | |
| EFF | 2,325 | 2,343 | 4,668 | 18.2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| DA | 2,218 | 2,205 | 4,423 | 17.3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| VF+ | 865 | 869 | 1,734 | 6.8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| COPE | 174 | 143 | 317 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| APC | 80 | 112 | 192 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 12,823 | 12,822 | 25,645 | 100.0 | 8 | 7 | 15 | |
| Spoilt votes | 400 | 394 | 794 | |||||
References
- ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa[permanent dead link]
- ^ http://www.statssa.gov.za/?page_id=993&id=kgetlengrivier-municipality
- ^ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Kgetlengrivier" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- ^ "Seat Calculation Detail: Kgetlengrivier" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
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