Dikgatlong Local Municipality

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Dikgatlong
Dikgatlong CoA.png
Map of the Northern Cape with Dikgatlong highlighted (2011).svg
Location in the Northern Cape
Coordinates: 28°15′S24°15′E / 28.250°S 24.250°E / -28.250; 24.250
Country South Africa
Province Northern Cape
District Frances Baard
Seat Barkly West
Wards 8
Government
[1]
  Type Municipal council
  MayorRuth Gopane
Area
  Total
7,315 km2 (2,824 sq mi)
Population
 (2022) [2]
  Total
56,967
  Density7.8/km2 (20/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2022)
[3]
   Black African 66.8%
   Coloured 27.6%
   Indian/Asian 0.7%
   White 4.7%
First languages (2011)
[4]
   Tswana 52.7%
   Afrikaans 39.2%
   English 2.1%
   Sotho 1.7%
  Other4.3%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeNC092

Dikgatlong Municipality (Tswana : Mmasepala wa Dikgatlong; Afrikaans : Dikgatlong Munisipaliteit) is a local municipality within the Frances Baard District Municipality, in the Northern Cape province in South Africa. Dikgatlong is a Setswana name meaning "confluence", and refers to the place where the Harts and Vaal rivers flow into each other in Delportshoop. The name was used as early as 1700. [5]

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Main places

The 2011 census divided the municipality into the following main places: [6]

PlaceCodeArea (km2)Population
Barkly West 384013 70.68,258
Delportshoop 384005 66.84,788
Gong-Gong 384012 5.71,045
Holpan 384007 0.6646
Kutlwano 384003 0.73,959
Longlands 384010 6.42,933
Mataleng 384014 2.511,847
Pniel Estate 384015 1.0695
Sydney on Vaal 384009 0.633
Tidimalo 384006 1.05,558
Ulco 384004 9.9860
Vaalbos National Park 384011 112.50
Vaal-Gamagara 384008 0.9198
Windsorton 384002 50.42,291
Remainder 384001 6,985.23,727
Total7,314.746,841

Demographics

According to the 2022 South African census, 66.8% of the population identified as "Black African," 27.8% as "Coloured," and 4.7% as "White." [7]

In the 2011 census, 58.5% of the population identified as "Black African," 28.5% as "Coloured," and 3.6% as "White." [8]

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 1 November 2021 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of eight seats on the council.

The following table shows the results of the election. [9] [10]

Dikgatlong local election, 1 November 2021
PartyVotesSeats
WardListTotal %WardListTotal
African National Congress 6,3976,36612,76351.1%808
Economic Freedom Fighters 2,1642,1744,33817.4%033
Patriotic Alliance 1,2921,3652,65710.6%022
Democratic Alliance 1,0881,0662,1548.6%011
Dikgatlong Independed Forum5057091,2144.9%011
Dikgatlong Service Delivery Forum3223326542.6%000
Independent candidates 4644641.9%00
Freedom Front Plus 2212094301.7%000
African Transformation Movement 59731320.5%000
Azanian People's Organisation 58461040.4%000
Congress of the People 2655810.3%000
Total12,59612,39524,9918715
Valid votes12,59612,39524,99197.7%
Spoilt votes 2783025802.3%
Total votes cast12,87412,69725,571
Voter turnout12,885
Registered voters22,617
Turnout percentage57.0%

References

  1. "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. https://citypopulation.de/en/southafrica/admin/northern_cape/NC092__dikgatlong/
  4. "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  5. South African Languages - Place names
  6. "Dikgatlong Local Municipality". Census 2011.
  7. https://citypopulation.de/en/southafrica/admin/northern_cape/NC092__dikgatlong/
  8. https://census2011.adrianfrith.com/place/384
  9. "Results Summary - All Ballots" (PDF). Electoral Commission of South Africa. 8 November 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-11-12. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  10. "Seat Calculation Detail" (PDF). Electoral Commission of South Africa. 8 November 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-11-12. Retrieved 12 November 2021.